One hundred years after a strange and devastating pandemic, researchers comb for clues in dusty libraries, church records and long- forgotten books.
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With many men ‘missing’ from the population in the aftermath of the 1918 flu, women stepped into public roles that hadn’t previously been open to them.
Science has come a long way in the 100 years since the worst flu pandemic in history. But that doesn’t mean that the country is ready for another health disaster.
Don’t believe these 10 common myths about the 1918 Spanish flu.
Many healthy young men and women, including military personnel, died in the 1918 flu pandemic. It’s a reminder of how dangerous influenza can be.
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Assistant Director of the Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University - Newark
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
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Emerita Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dartmouth College
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Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, University of Florida
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Associate Dean For Global One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; and Director, Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program, Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
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Research Assistant in Media Communications and Critical Discourse Analysis, Bangor University