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Thought to have started in the trenches of the end of WWI the Spanish flu reached pandemic status in the summer of 1918 & within 8 months was almost over.
The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918 - December 1920) was an unusually deadly Pandemic which infected 500 million people across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and killed 20 to 50 million of them-1 to 3 percent of the world's population at the time-making it one of the deadliest In human history far more died in the Spanish flue Pandemic that from the Black plague in Europe 500 years earlier.
To be very specific, most did not die from the Flu Virus, Most died from getting Pnuemonia caused by the flu.By the end of 1918
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∙ 12y agoDuring and after World War I, the great influenza pandemic of 1917-1918 (aka Spanish Flu pandemic) caused from 40 to 50 million deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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∙ 14y agoApproximately 95% of the world population in 1919 survived the Spanish Flu pandemic. 5% died, approximately 100 million people.
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∙ 13y agoSunny_ Sunset
100 Million people died from the spanish flu, so sad... :(
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∙ 10y ago20,000,000 ( twenty million)
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∙ 11y ago550,000
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How many people died from the Spanish flu
What was it that killed so many people in world war 1?
The fighting itself The influenza epidemic ('Spanish' flu) Malnutrition Trench Foot
How many people have had hemophilus influenza?
173,406,915
Did the Spanish influenza have a higher death rate than World War 1?
Yes, the 1918/1919 influenza killed an estimated 20 million people worldwide, many more than died in WW I
How many people are infected of influenza per year?
Anywhere from 3000 to 47,000.
How many people died from influenza during World War 1?
An estimated 43,000 servicemen mobilized for WWI died of influenza (Crosby).
How many Aztecs did the spanish Hernan Cortes kill?
A Lot
How many types of the Influenza Viruses are there?
According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 4 types of Influenza viruses, but only three infect humans (A, B & C). Influenza D infects cattle and is not known to infect people.
How many types are there of influenza viruses?
According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 4 types of Influenza viruses, but only three infect humans (A, B & C). Influenza D infects cattle and is not known to infect people.
How many people died from natural disasters in the 20th century?
Unknown due to lack of records, but if you include diseases than upwards of 500 million people. Most died from Spanish Flu,Smallpox, Influenza or the Bubonic Plague: around 300 million people alone.
How many Asian Cobras kill people?
if they kill people all of them
How did the lives of the native people changed after the arrival of the spanish?
In many different ways. One thing the Spanish did was bring different viruses and disease to them in order to kill them off. They also had to fight with them as if they were a different tribe.
Is influenza being used as a bio weapon?
There is no evidence to prove that theory, but it would probably make a good bio weapon even though it doesn't kill as many people as some other diseases. It incapacitates, and enough sick people could interfere with the efficiency of a country.
