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    The 19181920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus.

  3. How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America. The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined.

  4. The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.

  5. Mar 21, 2018 · Print. The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918.

  6. The Influenza pandemic of 1918 (commonly known as the Spanish flu) lasted for nearly three years, from March 1918 to December 1920. [1] . About 500 million [1] people were infected across the world, which had at the time a population of 1.80 billion people. The pandemic spread to remote Pacific Islands and the Arctic.

  7. Oct 22, 2018 · It is estimated that the pandemic killed 50 million to 100 million people worldwide. “Ever since 1918, the descendants of that virus are still killing us,” Dr. Morens said. “Every year the ...

  8. In the sixth century A.D. the Plague of Justinian moved along trade routes, killing 25 million people across Asia, Africa, Arabia, and Europe. ... COVID-19 surpasses 1918 flu as deadliest pandemic ...

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