1918 historic influenza historic timeline

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 1918, a new influenza virus emerged. During this same time period World War I was taking place. The conditions of World War I (overcrowding and global troop movement) helped the 1918 flu spread. The vulnerability of healthy young adults and the lack of vaccines and treatments created a major public health crisis, causing at least 50 million deaths worldwide, including approximately 675,000 in the United States. Below is a historical timeline of major events that took place during this time period.
• Subjects:
  Chronology History, 20th Century Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Pandemics/history
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 ;
• Genre:
  Chronology
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a3c518f5669dcf45b0c77a94a412e671990665736793c0cb03eedc556f65ae8f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119435/cdc_119435_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 476.43 KB ]