The 1918 flu pandemic, commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, was a category 5 influenza pandemic caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1.
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Transurethral Resection of the Prostate. What is T.U.R.P? Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) is a surgical procedure to deal with patients with an enlarged, benign (not cancerous) prostate, called Benign Prostate Hyperplasia or BPH. The correct term for the procedure is adenomectomy (removal of a portion of the prostate), but the more common term of prostatectomy is probably what you have heard or seen. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located in front of the rectum, at the outlet of the bladder.