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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Ever hear of the Spanish flu of 1918?

No.

I didn't think so. The death toll was estimated to be somewhere between 20 million and 50 million, although estimates range from a conservative 17 million to a possible high of 100 million, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. It almost decimated the US military. A flu vaccine back then would have saved millions. Lack of ADE didn't save a soul.

228 posted on 05/29/2021 2:55:45 PM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: eastexsteve; E. Pluribus Unum

Strip away the hysteria and...


In contrast, a 2007 analysis of medical journals from the period of the pandemic found that the viral infection was no more aggressive than previous influenza strains.[9][10] Instead, malnourishment, overcrowded medical camps and hospitals, and poor hygiene, all exacerbated by the recent war, promoted bacterial superinfection. This superinfection killed most of the victims, typically after a somewhat prolonged death bed.[11][12]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu


238 posted on 05/29/2021 3:21:59 PM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: eastexsteve; Salamander

You’re an even bigger narcissist than I thought.

As Salamander pointed out, it was because of the secondary bacterial infections in the age of no antibiotics, and not the influenza itself.


245 posted on 05/29/2021 3:40:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Biology is science. Homemade pronouns are narcissism.)
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