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.
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Spanish Flu Genome Resurrected From 107-Year-Old Lung, Revealing Deadly Mutations

The complete genome of an early strain of "Spanish flu" - which killed up to 100,000 people between 1918 and 1920 - has been sequenced from the preserved lung of a young man who died of the illness.
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Did Europeans know the 1918 flu was a pandemic in 1918?

John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona, has published an article on the 1918 influenza pandemic in the journal Contemporary European History. Analyzing nearly 1,000 memories ...
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Q&A: Did horses help fuel the 1918 flu pandemic? Researchers say maybe

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 ...

Epidemic vs. Pandemic vs. Endemic: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to infectious diseases in the news, you often hear terms like outbreak, epidemic, pandemic and endemic. The differences in these terms comes down to the scope of ...