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Many of the Soldiers returning from Europe to North America brought the virus with them
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Where did the Spanish flu come from?
The spanish flu virus is believed to have started in Asia like most of the flu viruses, and then made its way to the US where it may have mutated on the way to become the pandemic Spanish flu of 1918. During this time of WW1, as soldiers were coming back to the US from war zones across the world and others were being sent from the US into the war, the virus spread to hundreds of millions of people in the US and worldwide. It did not originate in Spain. It is called the Spanish flu only because that is how most people first heard about it, from Spanish newspapers that, unlike newspapers in many other countries, continued to publish and get distributed throughout the war.
How was the Spanish flu different from the regular flu?
Yes
Was the Spanish flu avian or swine?
The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was closely related to an avian virus.
So Spanish flu came from Asia. Is there a chance it was somehow created and spread through means of WW 1 The ultimate conspiracy theory?
The Spanish flu likely came from pig farms in US, then spread to Europe via WW 1. The reason it is called the Spanish flu, is due to Spanish media being the first to report on it while other countries media played it down or ignored it.
Where did the Spanish flu hit?
The Spanish Flu was a true Pandemic, affecting every corner of the world.
How do you get well once you have the spanish flu?
Your body has to respond to the Spanish flu before you get better, It usually takes 7 to 10 days. However the Spanish flu epidemic occurred in 1918. It was called the H1 N1 influenza.
Is the avian flu viral or bacterial?
Spanish flu is viral.
What does gripe mean in spanish?
the flu
What was the deadliest flu?
The Spanish Flu during WWI killed millions world wide.
How do you say enter in Spanish?
"enter" in spanish is entrar
What was the worst pandemic?
The 1918 pandemic of the Spanish Flu killed multiple millions world wide.
Was there ever an epidemic?
Spanish Flu 1918
