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Showing posts with label Flu Pandemic of 1918. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flu Pandemic of 1918. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Deadly Flu Pandemic of 1918


A World Health Organization official is warning that even if the Swine Flu epidemic dies out in coming weeks, it could rebound with far more deadly force in the Fall. According to The Telegraph:
"more than 150 deaths are thought to be related to swine flu, although only seven have been confirmed as being caused by the virus. The United States has announced 44 mild infections, while three people have the virus in New Zealand and six in Canada. There have been two confirmed cases in Spain and one in Israel, and fiften other countries have said they are investigating possible infections. Six people were being tested in Ireland."
The worst flu pandemic the world has ever known has been largely forgotten, but it killed more Americans than all the wars of the twentieth century combined. It is thought to have killed at least a half-million Americans and 30 million worldwide. The following documentary chronicles that deadly pandemic of 1918.