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Differential severity of pandemic and seasonal influenza viruses by age. Seasonal influenza viruses cause a “U-shaped” age-specific mortality curve with the young and old susceptible to severe influenza virus disease. Pandemic influenza viruses instead cause a “W-shaped” age-specific mortality curve with the young, old, and middle-aged having peaks in influenza virus disease severity.
