Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected ...

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists.

In prayerful hope that the worst of Covid 19 is behind us, this is the story of our first pandemic. Called the Spanish Flu, there was nothing particularly Spanish about it, and the disease may ...

Growing up and being educated in Ireland, I was well aware of the Great (Spanish) Flu and the enormous mortality it inflicted worldwide (“ America Forgot the 1918 Flu. Will We Also Forget Covid?

Photo Shows Unique Mask Worn During 'Spanish Flu' Pandemic According to The Associated Press, "'Spanish' flu is a misnomer, and the strain is theorized to have actually developed in Kansas." ...

A photo taken in 1918 gives us a window into regulations around mask-wearing during the Spanish influenza epidemic.

About 675,000 people died in the United States during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and many of those public health lessons can apply to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

That flu pandemic killed about 675,000 Americans — a death toll eclipsed this month by the 2020-21 coronavirus pandemic.

105-Year-Old Woman Who Survived Spanish Flu and World War Dies of Covid-19 ...