Collected Item: “The “Greatest Pandemic in History” Was 100 Years Ago – But Many of Us Still Get the Basic Facts Wrong”
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The “Greatest Pandemic in History” Was 100 Years Ago – But Many of Us Still Get the Basic Facts Wrong
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Article
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This article was published on August 7, 2019 just months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. The author’s intention was to share facts about the Spanish Flu so that we can be better prepared in case a similar catastrophic event occurs again. The similarities between Spanish Flu and the current pandemic cannot easily be ignored. It makes one wonder what will be said about COVID-19 100 years from now?
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HST 580, Arizona State University, Spanish Flu, death, pandemic, 1918, myth
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https://www.healthline.com/health/1918-flu-pandemic-facts#10.-The-1918-pandemic-offers-few-lessons-for-2018
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Richard Gunderman
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2019-08-07