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Apr 11, 2024 · Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I).
The 1918 pandemic virus infected cells in the upper respiratory tract, transmitting easily, but also deep in the lungs, damaging tissue and often leading to viral as well as bacterial...
Known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe" the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster. The Grim Reaper by Louis Raemaekers. In the fall of 1918 the Great War in Europe was winding down and peace was on the horizon. The Americans had joined in the fight, bringing the Allies closer to victory against the Germans.
Sep 27, 2017 · Nearly 100 years ago, in 1918, the world experienced the greatest tidal wave of death since the Black Death, possibly in the whole of human history. We call that tidal wave the Spanish flu,...
The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic appeared in Breslau (now Wrocław), Poland, in October 1918, causing high mortality. The “W-shaped” age-specific mortality pattern indicated in the graph was seen worldwide.
The 1918-19 pandemic was caused by an influenza A virus known as H1N1. Despite becoming known as the Spanish flu, the first recorded cases were in the United States in the final year of...
Aug 2, 2022 · By All About History. last updated 2 August 2022. Facts about the Spanish flu. In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing...
