One unusual aspect of the 1918 flu was that it struck down many previously healthy, young people—a group normally resistant to this type of infectious illness—including a number ofWorld War Iservicemen. In fact, more U.S. soldiers died from the 1918 flu than were killed in battle during...
The Spanish Flu and How It Effected the Swedish People DevelopmentJan Erik Einarsson
The Flu Pandemic of 1918, often referred to as the Spanish Flu, was one of the world's deadliest pandemics that was caused by an influenza virus. It began in 1918 during World War I and spread rapidly, infecting 500 million people worldwide and killing 20 to 50 million before it ended ...
history’s deadliest pandemic claimed the lives of approximately 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 in the United States. Nearly 200,000 Americans died from the“Spanish Flu”in October 1918 alone, making it thedeadliest month in the country’s history. ...
called apandemic. The worst flu pandemic in history struck in 1918. Between 1918 and 1919, the pandemic killed more than 500,000 people in the United States and more than 20 million people worldwide. More lives were lost in this flu pandemic than in all of the 20th century wars combined...
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HMHS Britannic struck a mine and began sinking at the bow. In just 55 minutes, faster than the sinking of the Titanic, the Britannic sank in the Mediterranean. Of the more than 1,000 people onboard, 30 people died. It remains the largest sunken ocean liner, having never carried a paying...
When the H5N1 strain re-emerged in Asia during the winter of 2003, it set off fears of a worldwide pandemic. (See How Bird Flu Works for more information.) The flu vaccine that works against the A and B "regular flu" strains is not effective against bird flu. Although scientists are ...