1918 FLU Pandemic: The Spanish Flu and the Deadly Wave of the Great Influenza 1918 - 1920
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798644294428
- Pages
- 88
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-08
- Author
- Martina E Fisher
Description
Those who do not remember the past should be condemned to repeat the same mistakes! This disease although, it has globally made many more victims of the dreaded plague, seems to be condemned to eternal underestimation and oblivion. Called Spanish otherwise known as "The Great flu,", it was a flu pandemic, unusually deadly but had nothing to do with Spain. This Influenza killed tens of millions of people around the world in 1918 and 1920 and was the first of the pandemics of the 20th century involving the H1N1 influenza virus. The deadly waves of the disease accompanied two crucial phases of the 1st World War: the first, in spring, lighter, attended the last great German offensive; the second terrible was in autumn, was overshadowed by the light of the longed-for victory of the First World War. Inside this book you will find: The epic story of the Spanish Flu 1918 Why and how the pandemic started Why led to the name "Spanish Flu" Who was the first infected ? an American? Why was it called the Spanish Flu Pandemic? The Aspirin Poisoning The Deadly second Wave And Several illustrative images Scroll up to grab your copy of The Spanish Flu book today!
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