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10 kwi 2018 · 30 Photos. In Focus. Between 1918 and 1919, an outbreak of influenza spread rapidly across the world, and killed more than 50 million—and possibly as many as 100 million—people within 15...
DRESS CODE: As the 1918 flu epidemic tore across campus, students wore masks to assemblies and classes, social gatherings were banned, and fraternity houses were converted into impromptu hospitals. Photo: Stanford Historical Photos/University Archives and Special Collections. By Sam Scott.
5 maj 2020 · In 1918, an estimated one-third of the world's population contracted the H1N1 "Spanish flu" influenza virus. Deaths are estimated to have topped 50 million worldwide. In this haunting photo, a...
In 2010, the University of Michigan was awarded a $315,000 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant to support The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918–1919: A Digital Encyclopedia. In 2012, NEH also made a Digging into Data grant of $124,000 to support “An Epidemiology of Information: Data Mining the 1918 Influenza Epidemic.”
13 mar 2018 · The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, also known as the Spanish Flu, was one of the deadliest events in human history. While fighting between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers raged on in Europe, the disease knew no borders.
20 paź 2024 · Influenza pandemic of 1918–19, the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century and among the most devastating pandemics in human history. The outbreak was caused by influenza type A subtype H1N1 virus. Learn about the origins, spread, and impact of the influenza pandemic of 1918–19.
23 cze 2020 · On September 23, 1918, when Harvard College opened its doors for the new school year, the Spanish flu had infected hundreds of Cambridge residents. More than 3,000 local children—nearly a quarter of total school enrollment—were reported ill, and Cambridge officials, meeting the day after Harvard classes began, voted to temporarily close the ...
