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Battling a Forever Virus

03 Oct 2025 under Features

The flu virus is a master of disguise. Researchers at IISc are racing to uncover its secrets.  In the winter of 1918, soldiers in cramped army barracks across Europe began falling ill with what looked like ordinary seasonal illness. Within weeks, many were dead – not from bullets, but from a virus that spread indiscriminately […]