Dinosaurs Survived A Flu Pandemic 100 Million Years Before Being Killed Off
So there’s hope for us humans!
Researchers have found that even 150 million years ago there was a flu pandemic which Dino’s managed to survive!
Evidence of a respiratory disease similar to flu was discovered in the bones of a diplodocus called Dolly.
It would have spread rapidly among the Dinos, leaving them coughing, sneezing and shivering, experts believe.
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But it did not kill them off as they lasted for another 100 million years.
Scientists found that after a Dino cold or flu, there was damage to organs and soft tissues, similar to what occurs after birds recover from the avian flu.
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