[Robert DeLong]

Yes, the 1918-1919 flu virus was H1N1 and was called the Spanish Flu, the same flu virus, H1N1, was called the Swine flu. It hit in 2009.

It was called the Spanish Flu because of WWI. Wartime censors wanted to maintain morale and Spain was neutral in that war. So it was decided to name it the Spanish Flu to create a false impression that Spain was especially hard hit by the virus, or so I have read. The 2009 recurrence of H1N1, was called the Swine Flu because it originated in pigs and jumped to humans.

[dowcaet]

Thanks for the info. We’ve learned to live with numerous viruses and their outbreaks. This one will be no different. We’ll learn to adjust to this one when future outbreaks occur.