A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...
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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. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected — at ...
We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest in ...
Officials base pandemic flu plans on what occurred during the deadly Spanish flu of 1918. Here’s an account of what happened in Lincoln and Nebraska: Dec. 26, 1914 Camping on the dam near Emerson, Neb ...
The Spanish flu of 1918 and 1919 became a worldwide pandemic that consumed the lives of many a young person beginning to find their footing in the world.