Remember when pandemics were something we only read about in history books? Good times. Today, we’re looking back at when Bulgaria swine flu became a big deal. It’s a story of how it spread, the ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case of swine flu that may have been caused by person-to-person transmission.

• December 2005 to January 2009: The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion receives reports of 12 cases of human infection with swine flu. Five of these 12 cases occurred in patients who had ...