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The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 1.2 million Americans and over 7 million worldwide. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed an estimated 675,000 Americans and 40-60 million globally.
COVID-19 pandemic: 2019 [b] –present Worldwide COVID-19: 7–35 million [306] 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak: 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola: 55 [307] 2020 dengue outbreak in Singapore: 2020 Singapore: Dengue fever: 32 [308] 2020 Nigeria yellow fever epidemic 2020 Nigeria: Yellow fever: 296 (as of 31 ...
The history of coronaviruses is an account of the discovery of the diseases caused by coronaviruses and the diseases they cause. It starts with the first report of a new type of upper-respiratory tract disease among chickens in North Dakota, U.S., in 1931.
From 1918 to 1920, the Spanish flu pandemic killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions worldwide. Yet the U.S. emerged with a roaring economy in what became known as the Roaring ’20s.
By September 20, COVID-19 had killed over 675,000 Americans, the estimated number of American deaths from the Spanish flu in 1918. As a result, COVID-19 became the deadliest respiratory pandemic in American history.
The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933. Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains Skip to ...
This article contains the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths per population as of 30 November 2024, by country. It also has cumulative death totals by country. For these numbers over time see the tables, graphs, and maps at COVID-19 pandemic deaths and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory.