Compare the Coronavirus on the left to the Influenza virus on the right. The colours are not important but something about the shape of the viruses contribute to Coronavirus being more dangerous. Can you guess that that is? If not - look it up. You are a scientist and thank to the internet have access to information from scientists around the world.
This magazine looks at the nature of influenza, drugs and vaccines that can fight it, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, how it compares to previous strains and what international and national bodies are doing about it. Includes the origins of swine flu, the history of flu pandemics, flu vaccines and drugs and Spanish flu and swine flu compared. More at: www.wellcome.ac.uk/bigpicture/flu