October 1918 Marks the Centenary of Spanish Flu that Claimed More Lives than World War I

  • Barry Doyle

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Just as the cataclysmic conflict of the Great War was in its death throes, a new killer emerged that would, on a global scale, be even more lethal - the Spanish Flu pandemic, which was at its most virulent in October and November 1918.

Period24 Sep 2018

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  • TitleOctober 1918 Marks the Centenary of Spanish Flu that Claimed More Lives than World War I
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNews Medical Life Sciences
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size618 Words
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date24/09/18
    DescriptionJust as the cataclysmic conflict of the Great War was in its death throes, a new killer emerged that would, on a global scale, be even more lethal - the Spanish Flu pandemic, which was at its most virulent in October and November 1918.
    Producer/AuthorJames Ives
    URLhttps://www.news-medical.net/news/20180924/October-1918-marks-the-centenary-of-Spanish-Flu-that-claimed-more-lives-than-World-War-I.aspx
    PersonsBarry Doyle
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