My friend, who passed away six months ago, recalled the 1918 flu like it was yesterday. She and 7 brothers and sisters lived in the same bedroom for months and could hear near daily the wailing as families lost loved ones.
When we buried her I went around looking at all the headstones from 1918.
Amazing.
Turns out that the World Health Organization docs maybe think a better way to treat dehydration (especially in babies) than just sugar water is to give them thin cereal gruel that they can drink.
I recently downloaded the latest "Where there is no doctor" for my e-book. Makes for interesting reading.
/johnny