news @ nature.com - Sunshine may beat the winter flus - Seasonal illnesses could be down to lack of vitamin D.

news @ nature.com – Sunshine may beat the winter flus – Seasonal illnesses could be down to lack of vitamin D.:

The winter flu season could be the result of our reduced exposure to sunlight, according to a review scheduled to be published in print in Epidemiology and Infection1 this December.

The seasonal tide of influenza has baffled epidemiologists for ages. The flu is always at its worst in the months following the winter solstice, and pandemics tend to hit at this time too, but nobody is certain why.

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