Spanish flu
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1918 flu pandemic (Spanish influenza), 1918-1919, was a bird flu (a type of influenza). It spread through the world killing between 50 million and 100 million people[1]. The flu did not start in Spain. Spain was as a neutral country in World War I, and so did not censor its news. This made nearly all news reports of the disease come from Spain.
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- ↑ "1: The Story of Influenza", in Knobler S, Mack A, Mahmoud A, Lemon S: The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? Workshop Summary (2005). Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press, 60–61.
