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12 Φεβ 2020 · The 1918 influenza pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, was the deadliest epidemic in world history. An estimated 500 million worldwide were infected, and the death toll was anywhere from between 20 to 100 million. Influenza, or flu, is a virus that attacks the respiratory system.
Background. A colorized image of the 1918 virus taken by a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The 1918 virus caused the deadliest flu pandemic in recorded human history, claiming the lives of an estimated 50 million people worldwide. Photo credit: C. Goldsmith - Public Health Image Library #11098. View Larger.
29 Απρ 2014 · Scientists announced Monday that they may have solved one of history's biggest biomedical mysteries—why the deadly 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic, which killed perhaps 50 million people...
12 Οκτ 2010 · The flu can spread between people up to six feet away, and because babies have a high risk of developing serious flu-related complications, it’s best for people who haven’t received flu...
17 Οκτ 2018 · There is even evidence that the 1918 flu contributed to the baby boom of the 1920s, by leaving behind a smaller but healthier population that was able to reproduce at higher rates.
1 Σεπ 2008 · Abstract. The 1918–1919 influenza pandemic was the most devastating epidemic in modern history. Here, we review epidemiological and historical data about the 1918–1919 influenza epidemic in Spain. On 22 May 1918, the epidemic was a headline in Madrid's ABC newspaper.
Spanish flu, sometimes called the "Spanish Lady," received its misnomer thanks largely to wartime censorship. Both the Allied forces and Central Powers had amassed huge losses due to Spanish flu, but the warring parties stifled reports to hide information that could be valuable to the enemy.
