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Flu deaths are a family matter |
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Researchers at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City have revealed that some people are more likely to die from influenza than others. The Researchers looked at death certificates and family records going back 100 years and found that blood relatives of influenza victims were more likely to die than non relatives - even during different influenza outbreaks. Siblings were 74 percent more likely to die of influenza than unrelated people, and blood uncles and first cousins of influenza victims were 22 and 16 per cent more likely.
Content Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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