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Why Is It Called Spanish Flu?

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed more people than World War I, with estimates ranging from 20 to 50 million deaths around the globe. When it arrived in the United States in early 1918, it ...
Editor’s note: This story concludes a two-day series begun Sunday on the local impact of the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak that killed hundreds in southwest Montana and millions worldwide. ANACONDA — By ...
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An expert has warned that a highly contagious strain of bird flu will “almost certainly” spread to Australia, with the country “essentially surrounded”. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In Antarctica, researchers have been confronted with the sight of large numbers of sea lions gasping for breath as they died. In Peru, ...
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands are the three remaining areas in the world untouched by H5 bird flu, with Threatened Species Commissioner Fiona Fraser saying Australia is “essentially ...
Hospitals in one state have admitted 34 schoolchildren with flu in the past week alone as health officials reveal an alarming reason for the surge. In just the past week, 34 school-aged children have ...