In total, 675,000 Americans died from the Spanish ... hospital, and thousands were sick in barracks. At that time, 38 soldiers died. Sources: PBS, Smithsonian Magazine The first strain of the flu ...

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu ...

New drugs, such as zanamivir (Relenza), can inhibit the ability of the flu virus to proliferate by blocking the activity of the neuraminidase enzyme. When the Spanish flu pandemic hit, doctors ...

During the 1918-19 outbreak, it was thought that Spanish flu was caused by bacteria rather than a virus. Viruses are now better understood, but scientists have also learned a great deal from ...

Isolation wards were set up at Malulani Hospital during the Spanish flu outbreak on Maui. The bubonic plague quarantine was lifted in April 1900. Maui suffered isolated child deaths from ...

Globally, 50m people lost their lives in 1918-19 in what became known as Spanish Flu. It could strike alarmingly quickly, leading to collapse and death within days or even hours. For some ...

Spain was half empty. There are documents from the time that give us testimony, but why do we hardly know anything about this "Spanish flu"? Surely his study and knowledge would have helped us ...

Some were sent to hospital. Others had to carry on fighting ... tissue damage and contagious diseases would have usually died. Spanish Influenza (flu) was first reported in March 1918.

After three months' training at Broadmeadows, Greenhalgh set sail for England and France, but on the way, he contracted the Spanish flu and was spent some time in the ship's hospital. Greenhalgh had ...