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  2. Mucociliary clearance - Wikipedia

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    Mucociliary clearance has a major role in pulmonary hygiene. MCC effectiveness relies on the correct properties of the airway surface liquid produced, both of the periciliary sol layer and the overlying mucus gel layer, and of the number and quality of the cilia present in the lining of the airways. [3] An important factor is the rate of mucin ...

  3. Spanish flu - Wikipedia

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    The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.

  4. Jeffery Taubenberger - Wikipedia

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    The first to sequence the genome of the influenza virus which caused the 1918 pandemic of Spanish flu. Jeffery K. Taubenberger (born 1961 in Landstuhl , Germany ) is an American virologist . With Ann Reid , he was the first to sequence the genome of the influenza virus which caused the 1918 pandemic of Spanish flu .

  5. Mucoactive agent - Wikipedia

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    Mucokinetics: increase mucociliary transport (clearance) and transportability of mucus by cough [2] Mucoregulators: suppress underlying mechanisms of mucus hypersecretion [2] Alternatively, attacking the affinity between secretions and the biological surfaces is another avenue, which is used by abhesives and surfactants. [citation needed]

  6. Spanish flu research - Wikipedia

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    Spanish flu research concerns studies regarding the causes and characteristics of the Spanish flu, a variety of influenza that in 1918 was responsible for the worst ...

  7. List of Spanish flu cases - Wikipedia

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    The 1918–1920 flu pandemic is commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, and caused millions of deaths worldwide. To maintain morale, wartime censors minimized early reports of illness and mortality in Germany , the United Kingdom , France , and the United States .

  8. Influenza pandemic - Wikipedia

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    The 1918 flu pandemic, commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, was a category 5 influenza pandemic caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1. The difference between the influenza mortality age-distributions of the 1918 epidemic and normal epidemics.

  9. Category:Spanish flu pandemic - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Spanish flu pandemic" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...