1918 killer flu tested on monkeys
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_he_me/killer_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070117/capt.316b48c3516e48248c6431536ae157e3.killer_flu_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=aq2FedrVZJwNptoB74rO_Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This 2006 photo provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada shows scientist Lisa Fernando working at a Biosafety Cabinet in the Public Health Agency of Canada's Level 4 containment laboratory in Winnipeg. Scientists at the laboratory said they were struck by how suddenly and overwhelmingly the 1918 flu struck seven macaques monkeys, intentionally infected with the resurrected virus and tested in the high-level biosafety lab. The virus spread faster than a normal flu bug and triggered a 'storm' response in the animal's immune systems. Biosafety Cabinets provide primary containment, even in a Level 4 laboratory. (AP Photo/Public Health Agency of Canada)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scientists who tested monkeys with the resurrected 1918 killer flu virus now have a better idea of how the deadliest epidemic in history attacked and killed so many people — by over-amping the victims' own immune systems.</p><br clear="all"/>