 Transfusions of blood products might help to cut deaths in a future flu pandemic, research suggests. US researchers examined records from the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1920 which killed up to 100m worldwide. They found transfusions taken from people who had recovered may have improved the condition of others hospitalised by the virus. The study, a joint project by various groups including the US Navy, will appear in Annals of Internal Medicine. Experts fear that the H5N1 strain of bird flu responsible for the deaths of 140 people in Asia since 2003 could mutate to gain the ability to pass easily from human to human. If this happens, they fear the lives of millions of people worldwide could be under threat. The latest research suggests that blood transfusions might be an effective addition to the treatment arsenal, alongside vaccines and anti-viral drugs. ...
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