A mess cook's sick call visit at Camp Funston became the first recorded military case of an outbreak that killed more U.S. soldiers than the Germans did in WWI.
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Spanish flu killed more than World War I

Between 1918 and 1920, the Spanish Influenza tore across the globe and killed tens of millions, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history. Unlike many other outbreaks, it struck ...
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In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of the University of North Carolina, tried to reassure anxious parents. The Spanish flu was spreading rapidly, but Graham insisted the ...
Flu activity has ticked back up slightly in the US, thanks to a very small increase in infections caused by influenza B — viruses distinct from the new subclade K strain that’s been the biggest player ...
We are in the middle of cold and flu season as well as in the heart of cedar fever season in Central Texas. Most of the flu seen locally and nationally has been flu A, specifically the H3N2 subclade K ...
Influenza cases are down in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties compared to the start of the year, but doctors say the flu is still circulating and residents should expect another spike in early to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California health officials confirmed the first two pediatric flu deaths of the season this month as cases climb statewide. The ...
A New Jersey family is threatening to sue Morristown Medical Center for $25 million after their 2-year-old son was discharged and died from complications of the flu. Isais Castillo IV, who died Jan. 6 ...
A case of avian influenza was recently identified at a Burlington County commercial bird farm, officials announced Thursday. Officials with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture said they began ...
A fast-moving influenza strain nicknamed the "Super-K" flu is catching the attention of scientists and health authorities. Subclade K, a branch of the H3N2 influenza family, has appeared much earlier ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) — It’s that time of year. Ohio is in the middle of flu season. You might have experienced the flu or know someone who has this season. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director at Ohio ...