Spanish Flu: a warning from history

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100 years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease – the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Its early origins and initial geographical starting point still remain a mystery but in the Summer of 1918, there was a second wave of a far more virulent form of the influenza virus than anyone could have anticipated. Soon dubbed ‘Spanish Flu’ after its effects were reported in the country’s newspapers, the virus rapidly spread across much of the globe to become one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
To mark the centenary and to highlight vital scientific research, the University of Cambridge has made a new film exploring what we have learnt about Spanish Flu, the urgent threat posed by influenza today, and how scientists are preparing for future pandemics.

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  1. Now July 2021 and this covid19 had a new type, Delta? Don't know exactly but that what i see on the news and the casualities are quite high here in Indonesia, the Hospital ia over load

  2. We in India thought it was over in 2020 when things have just become worse than any other country in 2021 and I am typing this while having caught Covid 19, counting days if I will be cured or not. We never saw this coming. NEVER!!

  3. The fact that this flu went from 1918 to 1957 and rn we got it back in 2019 and here we are in 2020…..how long will this one last

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