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2 days ago · The 1918–1920 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. The earliest documented case was March 1918 in the state of Kansas in the United States, with further cases recorded in France, Germany and ...
- February 1918 – April 1920
- Worldwide
- 25–50 million (generally accepted), other estimates range from 17 to 100 million
- Influenza
Apr 27, 2024 · Explore the 1918 Spanish Flu, one of the deadliest pandemics in history, which reshaped global public health responses and highlighted the devastating impact...
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5 days ago · In 1918, 102 years before the rise of the coronavirus, the “Spanish Flu” pandemic began to kill millions of people worldwide. The flu infected 500 million people around the world, 27% of the ...
May 12, 2024 · A Nov. 6, 1918, headline in the Tucson Citizen describes the Spanish flu, which killed at least 50 million people worldwide. The Southern Pacific Railroad was required to examine incoming ...
May 1, 2024 · Contains historical documents on the American influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, including newspaper articles, contemporary medical journal articles on influenza and pneumonia, the British Report on the Pandemic of Influenza, 1918-1919, E. O. Jordan’s monograph Epidemic Influenza, two large military reports on the outbreaks of influenza in the Navy and the Army, and a large assortment of other ...
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May 3, 2024 · The influenza pandemic of 1918–19, the most destructive influenza outbreak in history and one of the most severe disease pandemics ever encountered, was caused by an H1N1 virus. This outbreak is estimated to have killed some 25 million people.
May 2, 2024 · 1918 Spanish Flu Special Collections LibGuide. This guide highlights primary sources and research materials in Special Collections related to the Spanish Flu and the Fall of 1918 at the University of Tennessee, providing more context for the spread, response, and effects of the Spanish Flu pandemic on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus and the surrounding community.
