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Why Are Flu Viruses Seasonal?

과학동아 2009년 09호

of the virus was most prevalent when the temperature reached a chilly 5°C. And infections slowly decline as the mercury rises, before stopping altogether at 30°C. Therefore tropical countries, where constantly high temperatures are continued, tend to have relatively even rates of flu infection all year long, without the sharp peaks and valleys of infection rate graphs seen in cooler ...