A year of terror and a century of reflection: perspectives on the great influenza pandemic of 1918–1919

Abstract Background In the spring of 1918, the “War to End All Wars”, which would ultimately claim more than 37 million lives, had entered into its final year and would change the global political and economic landscape forever. At the same time, a new global threat was emerging and would become one...

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Main Authors: Michaela E. Nickol, Jason Kindrachuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3750-8

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