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The Spanish inlfuenza was an especially virulent virus that spread across the world in 1918, killing many millions of people. It was likely carried around the globe by soldiers returning from World War I (1914-1918). Both soldiers and civilians may have been made more susceptible by malnutrition -- there were famines in many of the countries where the war was waged.
As many as 500 million people became infected, and between 50 and 100 million died.
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Was there ever an epidemic?
Spanish Flu 1918
Flu epidemic of 1918 more bacterial or a virus?
Flu is always caused a virus, not bacteria, so no flu epidemic will be due to a bacterial agent. This is true of the 1918 "Spanish Flu", it was caused by a virus.
What epidemic closed down movie houses in 1918?
Spanish Flu
Why 1919 was a year of savage peace?
It was because there was a worldwide epidemic of the spanish flu.
What happened in the UK 1900-1920s?
The Great War and the Spanish flu epidemic.
What is a flu epidemic?
A flu epidemic is when a lot of people get the flu in a large area.
What killed twice as many people as had died in World War 1?
The flu epidemic.
What is the name of a flu epidemic in 1818?
Spanish Influenza a.k.a the Black Death
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.
What epidemic killed millions of people after World War 1?
The epidemic that killed canadians after the war, was called the spanish influenza (flu)
Is epidemic a dises?
When you hear the word 'Epidemic' usually it's referring to a disease, but an epidemic isn't always a disease. Poverty, for example, could be considered an epidemic, and it is not a disease, unlike the Spanish Flu or Smallpox.
What diseases was considered an epidemic during world war1?
The Spanish Flu, also known as the Influenza.
