The "Spanish Flu" pandemic of 1918-1919 was the most deadly outbreak of influenza to occur in recent history. Worldwide, over 21 million people died of this influenza, many of them young and otherwise fit. It hit quickly and it hit hard -- it is said that a person could be feeling fine in the morning, feel a little poorly in the afternoon, and be dead by nightfall of the same day.
It is thought to have originated somewhere in China. The first wave hit North America in the spring of 1918, brought in by soldiers returning home from the war. In the fall and winter of that year, it returned in a more devastating second wave that traversed the globe. The third wave, much less virulent than the second wave, hit in the spring of 1919.
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History of this pandemic, the public health measures taken to limit it, and the efforts of scientists to pinpoint its cause.
Information on the film from the PBS series. Features include, maps, timelines and people and events relating to this devastating occurrence.
An account of the outbreak based on contemporary newspaper accounts of its progress through Philadelphia.
Article about the 1918 Influenza pandemic with a look to geographical origins and social impact.
An account of the outbreak based on contemporary newspaper accounts of its progress through Philadelphia.
History of this pandemic, the public health measures taken to limit it, and the efforts of scientists to pinpoint its cause.
Article about the 1918 Influenza pandemic with a look to geographical origins and social impact.
Information on the film from the PBS series. Features include, maps, timelines and people and events relating to this devastating occurrence.
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