Tuberculosis as a Risk Factor for 1918 Influenza Pandemic Outcomes

Tuberculosis as a Risk Factor for 1918 Influenza Pandemic Outcomes

Tuberculosis (TB) mortality declined after the 1918 pandemic, suggesting that influenza killed those who would have died from TB. Few studies have analyzed TB as a direct risk factor for 1918 influenza morbidity and mortality by age and sex. We study the impacts of TB on influenza-like illness (% of...

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Main Authors: Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Jessica Dimka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
1918 pandemic
Spanish flu
tuberculosis and influenza interactions
morbidity
case fatality
case-control studies
historical epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/2/74

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