Guest guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4350050.stm The 'bird flu' that killed 40 million Spanish flu patients crowd an emergency hospital in Kansas Health officials warn that millions could die in a flu pandemic. It would not be the first time. The Spanish flu virus that swept the world in 1918-19 is considered one of the most deadly diseases in history. In March 1918 an army cook reported to the infirmary at Fort Riley, Kansas, with a temperature of 39.5 C. Within two days a further 521 men had been taken sick, in what is thought to have been one of the first recorded outbreaks of what came to be known as Spanish flu. Striking a world already devastated by war, such early warning signs were largely missed and the influenza went on to kill 40 million in a matter of months. The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human: Aldous Huxley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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