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World War One’s role in the worst ever flu pandemic

The great influenza pandemic of 1918-19, often called the Spanish flu, caused about 50 million deaths worldwide; far more than the deaths from combat casualties in the World War One (1914-18). In ... read more

Trump says 1918 flu pandemic ‘probably ended the Second World War,’ which ended in 1945 - Military Times

Commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu, the 1918 flu pandemic traced its early cases to the beginning of that year and lasted into 1920, nearly two decades before World War II began and years ... read more

Fact check: How did the 1918 pandemic get the name 'Spanish flu'? - USA TODAY

The origins of 1918 influenza and its spread. When it was discovered, the 1918 flu virus was spreading in a world at war. Because of the turmoil that World War I had wrought on societies around ... read more

Pandemic. War. Vanderbilt football continued despite misery of 1918 - USA TODAY

Infected players. War. Vanderbilt football suffered through 1918 season during the Spanish flu pandemic and emerged with plenty of stories to tell. read more

How the deadly worldwide pandemic, the Spanish Flu, got its name - Popular Science

The following is an excerpt from Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World * by Laura Spinney.*. When a new threat to life emerges, the first and most pressing concern is to ... read more

Remembering the World War I soldiers who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic

The 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic surged in the military training camps and foxholes of a brutal world war - the perfect incubation conditions for an influenza historians now believe got its ... read more

1918 influenza: The deadliest pandemic in history - Live Science

In 1918, an influenza virus known as the Spanish flu killed over 50 million people all over the world, making it the deadliest pandemic in modern history. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ... read more

How the 1918 flu pandemic mirrors today’s coronavirus crisis

The 1918 influenza pandemic swept across the globe, sickening one-third of the world’s population, or about half a billion people, by the end of its terrifying run. At least 50 million people ... read more

Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic | C-SPAN Classroom

The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. Historian Nancy Bristow talked about the 1918 influenza pandemic and how it devastated American communities and soldiers during World War I. read more

Voting during a pandemic? Here's what happened in 1918

Photos from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic 56 photos. The last time a health emergency so imperiled American politics was in 1918, ... While World War I impacted the number of eligible voters, ... read more

Lessons from the 1918/1919 Influenza Pandemic | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine - University of Colorado Boulder

Q: You note that the 1918 Pandemic killed at least 30 million people and perhaps up to 100 million – an astonishing number for a world with a population of roughly 1.5 Billion people. It killed more ... read more

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and COVID-19 | American Experience | PBS

[1] These restrictions also contribute to why 1918 influenza pandemic is commonly called the ‘Spanish Influenza.’ Spain was neutral in the First World War and did not censor its press. read more