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  2019-08-07

  The “Greatest Pandemic in History” Was 100 Years Ago – But Many of Us Still Get the Basic Facts Wrong

  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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  12/07/2020

  Lauren Murray Oral History, 2020/12/07

  Interview with a college student studying historical diseases about how COVID-19 compares to past pandemics. Comparison to 1918 Influenza pandemic and Black Death.
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  1918-11-16

  Blame China for the Flue

  In the article, the author states that the pandemic could be traced not to Spain but Asia; and that China was a breeder of all kinds of contagious diseases which might spread over the earth if they were not checked at their source.
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  2020-09-19

  Spanish Influenza of 1918

  It says that history repeats itself, so instead of trying to prevent plagues, we should learn how to control them.
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  2020-08-04

  My mask

  I originally hated wearing masks because I thought they were useless, now I wear them to set a good example