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. 2010 Jul 21:7:169.
doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-169.

Influenza or not influenza: analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time

Kam L E Hon  1 , Pak C Ng, Ting F Leung
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Influenza or not influenza: analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time

Kam L E Hon et al. Virol J. .

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Abstract

The Bible describes the case of a woman with high fever cured by our Lord Jesus Christ. Based on the information provided by the gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, the diagnosis and the possible etiology of the febrile illness is discussed. Infectious diseases continue to be a threat to humanity, and influenza has been with us since the dawn of human history. If the postulation is indeed correct, the woman with fever in the Bible is among one of the very early description of human influenza disease. Infectious diseases continue to be a threat to humanity, and influenza has been with us since the dawn of human history. We analysed a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time and discussed possible etiologies.

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