230: Forgotten Flu: America & the 1918 Pandemic
The CDC recommended flu shots for all this year after more than
80,000 Americans succumbed to influenza in 2017 - a four-decade
high. But 100 years ago, a strain of H1N1 that was first found in
soldiers in the spring of 1918 rapidly spread across the Unit
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The CDC recommended flu shots for all this year after more than
80,000 Americans succumbed to influenza in 2017 - a four-decade
high. But 100 years ago, a strain of H1N1 that was first found in
soldiers in the spring of 1918 rapidly spread across the United
States killing about 675,000 by 1919 and making it “the most severe
pandemic in recent history,” according to the CDC. Brian, Nathan,
and Joanne look back at the so-called “Spanish Flu,” how it
affected the U.S., and why it’s often overlooked today.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
80,000 Americans succumbed to influenza in 2017 - a four-decade
high. But 100 years ago, a strain of H1N1 that was first found in
soldiers in the spring of 1918 rapidly spread across the United
States killing about 675,000 by 1919 and making it “the most severe
pandemic in recent history,” according to the CDC. Brian, Nathan,
and Joanne look back at the so-called “Spanish Flu,” how it
affected the U.S., and why it’s often overlooked today.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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