Trump is painting the #coronavirus as a #Chinese virus — because he cannot exist without blaming others for everything.
Like the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic viruses do NOT carry passports.
The Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain. Although people still believe it did.
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Like the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic viruses do NOT carry passports.
The Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain. Although people still believe it did.
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In fact, the 'Spanish’ flu originated in Kansas.
US wartime troops stationed there carried the disease over to Europe.
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popularmechanics.com/science/enviro…
US wartime troops stationed there carried the disease over to Europe.
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popularmechanics.com/science/enviro…
Why Spain?
When the Spanish newspapers announced that their King Alfonso XIII was infected — unlike media largely suppressed elsewhere for the morale of...
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When the Spanish newspapers announced that their King Alfonso XIII was infected — unlike media largely suppressed elsewhere for the morale of...
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...wartime troops — it was assumed that the pandemic thus began in Spain. (King Alfonso survived.)
By 1920, 675,000 Americans died.
Worldwide, 50 million people died of the pandemic.
It still wasn't 'Spanish'.
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By 1920, 675,000 Americans died.
Worldwide, 50 million people died of the pandemic.
It still wasn't 'Spanish'.
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PS: Still in Kansas 👇 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
