Blame the messenger for making the flu so awful.

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  • Author(s): Brody, Jane E.
  • Source:
    New York Times. 03/24/98, Vol. 147 Issue 51106, pE8. 0p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CYTOKINES; INFLUENZA
    • Abstract:
      Reports that scientist in the United States (US) have discovered that two cytokines in the immune system are what make the symptoms of influenza so terrible. Reference to celebrities in the US who suffered from the flu during the winter season; Identification of the two cytokines; Details on influenza; Comments from doctor Stephen Straus, virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.