Aug 5, 2014 · The great influenza pandemic of 1918-19, often called the Spanish flu, caused about 50 million deaths worldwide; far more than the deaths from combat casualties in the World War One (1914-18).

Oct 12, 2010 · During World War I, Spain was a neutral country with free media that covered the outbreak from the start, first reporting on it in Madrid in late May of 1918.

Jan 26, 2018 · Spanish flu killed more people than any pandemic disease before or since, including the sixth-century Plague of Justinian, the medieval Black Death, the AIDS epidemic or Ebola.

Dec 16, 2024 · The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 was the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century. The disease that caused this devastating pandemic has also been called the Spanish flu.

May 26, 2020 · Spain remained neutral throughout World War I and its press freely reported its flu cases, including when the Spanish king Alfonso XIII contracted it in the spring of 1918. This led to the...

The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.

The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.

In Europe in 1918, influenza spread through Spain, France, Great Britain and Italy, causing havoc with military operations during the First World War. The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed more than 50 million people worldwide. In addition, its socioeconomic consequences were huge.

Apr 11, 2024 · Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I).

In 1918, as World War I neared its end, an invisible enemy swept across the globe: a deadly strain of influenza. Commonly called the “Spanish Flu,” this viral outbreak became one of the most devastating pandemics in recorded history. Its impact on the United States was profound, touching every aspect of life at a time when the country was experiencing massive social and political changes ...