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Mar 1, 20243 min read
The Great Influenza - Final Part
"The Great Influenza" by John M. Barry is a comprehensive and gripping account of the 1918 influenza pandemic
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Mar 1, 20245 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 10
Long after the pandemic, scientists remained obsessed with finding a cure. For most, this quest ended in disappointment
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Feb 29, 20244 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 9
The pandemic slowly abated, but the true scope of its consequences is hard to fathom
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Feb 28, 20245 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 8
The US government’s inaction contributed to catastrophic loss of life all over the world
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Feb 27, 20244 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 7
America’s best scientists set about understanding what caused the virus, but their research only led to more questions
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Feb 27, 20244 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 6
The 1918 flu was quick, grisly, and more likely to come for the young and healthy
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Feb 26, 20244 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 5
In the fall of 1918, the virus hit with terrible ferocity, exacerbated by the bungled response by city and Army officials
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Feb 25, 20245 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 4
When the virus first hit, it seemed like the normal flu, but the second wave made clear that this virus was far worse
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Feb 25, 20245 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 3
America’s effort to fight World War I created the perfect conditions for the spread of a virus
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Feb 24, 20244 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 2
Influenza is a highly efficient virus, constantly mutating to evade our immune system
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Feb 24, 20247 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 1
By the onset of World War I, American medical science had improved tremendously and was approaching world class status
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Feb 23, 20242 min read
The Great Influenza - Intro
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
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