The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona, has published an article on the 1918 influenza pandemic in ...

Hence it became known as “Spanish flu.” By June influenza reached from Algeria to New Zealand. Still, a 1927 study concluded, “In many parts of the world the first wave either was so faint ...

Said Doane: “It would be quite easy for one of these German agents to turn loose Spanish influenza germs in a theater or some other place where large numbers of persons are assembled.

The 2009 influenza pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09 of swine origin and the continued circulation of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 strain in humans are stark reminders of the unpredictable nature of the ...

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If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest in history; however, its genesis remains unknown. Researchers ...

As the world’s most infamous flu pandemic (often referred to as the Spanish flu) raged from 1918–1920, scientists had very few tools available to help them combat or understand the disease.

We wondered if we could find old cartoons from our archives from the Spanish Influenza epidemic in 1918 and see if the themes in them were relatable to today’s coronavirus pandemic. In fact ...

Carson the butler, the Countess of Grantham and Lavinia Swire (played by Zoe Boyle) all came down with “Spanish flu.” It was the youngest, Lavinia, who succumbed. That was a shocking plot ...

Spain was half empty. There are documents from the time that give us testimony, but why do we hardly know anything about this "Spanish flu"? Surely his study and knowledge would have helped us ...