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#WWI fostered influenza in the crowded conditions of military camps in the U.S. & in the trenches of the Western Front in Europe.
The virus traveled with military personnel from camp to camp and across the Atlantic.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… …
#SpanishFlu #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
The virus traveled with military personnel from camp to camp and across the Atlantic.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… …
#SpanishFlu #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
The 1918 #H1N1 influenza pandemic caused 500,000-700,000 deaths in the U.S.— almost 200,000 of them in Oct. 1918 alone— & an estimated 30-40 million deaths worldwide, mostly among people aged 15-35 years.
World-wide transporting of #WW1 military troops was the reason.
#SpanishFlu
World-wide transporting of #WW1 military troops was the reason.
#SpanishFlu
The 1918 influenza pandemic was caused by an #H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. It was first identified in U.S. military personnel in spring 1918.
500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus.
cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-r… #SpanishFlu
500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus.
cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-r… #SpanishFlu
