Spanish Flu: a warning from history 100 years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease - the 1918-20 influenza pandemic. Its early origins and initial geographical starting point still remain a mystery but in the Summer of 1918, there was a second wave of a far more virulent form of the influenza virus than anyone could have anticipated. Soon dubbed ‘Spanish Flu’ after its effects were reported in the country’s newspapers a

19K views · 159 reactions | A poem written during the Spanish Flu pandemic was published by newspapers and magazines around the country from 1918-1920 and is relevant once more. | NBC Washington | Facebook