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What is the next likely epidemic to hit the globe (flu, sars, ebola) ?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Flu: In modern times with good understandng of infection and diagnosis, the flu has been the consistent cause of epidemics in the last 100 years. This possibility is monitored regularly by the US CCR and world wide health agencies.
Answered 8/23/2014
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Likely Influenza: The US influenza vaccines for U.S. 2014-2015 influenza may be a hint. Per DA, quadrivalent vaccine contains: "A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus; (H3N2) virus antigenically like the cell-propagated prototype virus A/Victoria/361/2011; B/Massachusetts/2/2012-like virus & B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus.
Answered 10/31/2014
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