Pandemic Flu Can Infect Cells Deep In The Lungs

Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Pandemic swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu can, according to a new study. The researchers say this may explain why people infected with the pandemic strain of swine-origin H1N1 influenza are more likely to suffer more severe symptoms than those infected with the seasonal strain of H1N1.

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