The Spanish influenza: the deadly pandemic of 1918
Throughout human history, pandemics have devastated populations. Starting with the first recorded pandemic of typhus, known as the Plague of Athens which killed roughly 100,000 people from 430 to 426 BCE, pandemics have been of epidemiological interest due to their rapid and widespread destruction. The two most remarkable pandemics in history are the Black Death, which struck Europe between 1347 and 1351, killing between 75 and 200 million people, and the Spanish flu of 1918 to 1920, which amassed a global death toll between 20 and 50 million people. The first truly worldwide human disaster, the Spanish flu left communities in shock as loved ones died, the workforce dwindled, and societies were pushed to their limits. This is the story of the Spanish influenza in the city of Kingston, Ontario.
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