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Coronavirus: How they tried to curb Spanish flu pandemic in 1918
It is dangerous to draw too many parallels between coronavirus and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, that killed at least 50 million people around the world. Covid-19 is an entirely new disease ...
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Spanish flu pandemic 1918 - could it happen again?
Experts believe older people who were infected by Spanish flu may have previously encountered ... Wellcome Collection Drawings from 1918 by John George Adami of (right) the trachea showing ...
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Photos show how the 1918 flu pandemic brought the world to its knees
In total, 675,000 Americans died from the Spanish flu, named after the disease's early presence in Spain. Today's outbreak of the novel coronavirus has sparked fear of another pandemic.
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Inside the swift, deadly history of the Spanish Flu pandemic
The outbreak of this influenza virus, also known as Spanish flu, spread with astonishing speed around the world, overwhelming India, and reaching Australia and the remote Pacific islands.
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The Spanish Flu
What can the 1918 Flu epidemic teach us about COVID-19, asks Professor Marc Zimmer. CC Magazine: The Spanish Flu didn’t start in Spain. Why did the Iberian country get stuck with the name? Marc Zimmer ...