On 2/19/18, as part of the VCU Sanger Series , Dr. Jeffrey Taubenberger, a VCU School of Medicine graduate and current Chief of the Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
Check out Dr. Taubenberger's excellent review article (full text PDF here) on reconstructing the 1918 influenza virus, including insights into host inflammatory response and disease progression.
It seems like the deeper we understand influenza, the more questions arise.
Fascinating lecture.