The Spanish influenza pandemic hit the United States hard in the fall of 1918. The pandemic caused cities to shut down and shops to close. The city leaders in Cape Girardeau ordered public gatherings ...

Have you had your flu shot yet? If not, history suggests it might be a good idea. That’s because today we think back to Sept. 16, 1918, when doctors at the Navy base reported the first documented case ...

April 24 (Reuters) - Health officials around the globe are closely watching an outbreak of a new kind of flu that has killed at least 60 people in Mexico and infected seven in the United States.

Introduction: An ill wind -- A victim and a survivor -- "Knock me down" fever -- The killer without a name -- The invisible enemy -- One deadly summer -- Know thy enemy -- The fangs of death -- Like ...

The influenza ward at Walter Reed Hospital during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 Library of Congress The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 reached just about every continent throughout the globe.

The Spanish flu of 1918 and 1919 became a worldwide pandemic that consumed the lives of many a young person beginning to find their footing in the world. Arthur E. Thompson, a native of Cole County, ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest in ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, spoke in a forum Thursday with National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Luciana Borio, a member of ...