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MOST DEADLY; Spanish Influenza of 1918
The Covid “pandemic’ was nothing compared to the greatest killer of humanity, The Black Death of the 14th century, and the ...
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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 ... hospital, and thousands were sick in barracks. At that time, 38 soldiers died. Sources: PBS, Smithsonian Magazine The first strain of the flu ...
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The 1918 Flu Pandemic - Trench Fever
Trench Fever - The flu arrived in France. It found a pleasant home in the crowded wartime trenches, much to the dismay of the Allies who tried to keep the flu a secret. When it made its way to Madrid, ...
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Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It
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 ...
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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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1918: The Spanish Flu
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 ...
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On this Day: Football, war and the Spanish flu
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 ...