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The Spanish Flu at 100... What Do We Know?

The name “Spanish Flu” is misleading and results from Spain’s neutrality during World War I. While the Spanish media dutifully reported on the extent of the pandemic on its citizenry the press in Germ... read more

'A frightful plague rampant all over the world': The forgotten horrors of the Spanish influenza

In the space of a few months, 50,000 Canadians were struck down by Spanish influenza — roughly the same number as the country’s entire First World War ... the pandemic would take on its ... read more

The 1918 Spanish Flu Killed Millions — and Experts Fear It Could Happen Again

One hundred years ago, the Spanish influenza pandemic caused the ... "It was in a league of its own." The 1918 flu was insidious and sneaky in nature, which helped it to sicken more than one-fifth of ... read more

The Flu Pandemic of 1918, As Reported in 1918

The 1918-1919 influenza pandemic killed more people than combat did in the First World War. Maybe a lot more ... and regarded with fear because of its frequently treacherously character, ‘Spanish’ inf... read more

More than 12,000 Philadelphians died in the flu pandemic of 1918. My aunt was one of them

There was nothing uniquely Spanish about the 1918 worldwide flu pandemic ... Spain remained neutral during World War I. Nations at war were just as badly affected, but they didn't want to look weak, s... read more

In 1918 We Faced the Flu Pandemic. Today, We’re Still Fighting the War.

You may have learned about World War I in history class ... Likewise, if another global pandemic flu is inevitable, we can’t assume the virus will be one we’ve seen before. Today, our relationship wit... read more

A century after the 1918 pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu

There’s no way to predict what strain of the shape-shifting flu virus could trigger another pandemic or ... in autopsy samples from World War I soldiers and from a victim buried in the Alaskan permafr... read more

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

The great influenza pandemic of 1918-19, often called the Spanish ... with the war for nine months and persisting in its aftermath as people travelled back to their homes. Indeed, the war played a maj... read more

100 years on: Spanish flu's toll on Saskatchewan not forgotten

The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 marched across the Prairies, killing thousands in Saskatchewan. Its victims outnumbered the soldiers from the province who died during the First World War. read more

Bill Gates warns that the world must prepare now for a Spanish Flu-like pandemic

According to Gates, the chances of a worldwide, devastating pandemic – like the Spanish Flu that wiped out nearly 5% of the world’s population ... deadliest enemy. Related: Bill Gates’ Foundation Make... read more