Flu: 'The Great Flu Pandemic of 1918'
The term influenza has its origins in 15th-century Italy, where the cause of the disease was ascribed to unfavourable astrological influences. Evolution in medical thought led to its modification to influenza del freddo, meaning "influence of the cold." The word "influenza" was first attested in English in 1743 when it was borrowed during an outbreak of the disease in Europe. Archaic terms for influenza include epidemic catarrh, grippe (from the French grippe, meaning flu; sometimes spelled "grip" or "gripe"), sweating sickness, and Spanish fever (particularly for the 1918 pandemic strain).
Flu: 'The Great Flu Pandemic of 1918'
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The American Experience | Influenza 1918
Examines the worst epidemic the U.S. has ever known, which killed more Americans than all the combat deaths of the 20th Century combined.
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'The Great Flu Pandemic of 1918' with Gina Kolata
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The Great Pandemic of 1918: State by State
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Spanish flu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
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Pandemic flu preparedness information for businesses, industry, critical infrastructure, other employers, and staff and employees, including checklists.
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Flu: 'The Great Flu Pandemic of 1918'
Later flu pandemics were not so devastating. They included the 1957 Asian Flu (type A, H2N2 strain) and the 1968 Hong Kong Flu (type A, H3N2 strain), but even these smaller outbreaks killed millions of people. In later pandemics antibiotics were available to control secondary infections and this may have helped reduce mortality compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918.
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