1918 Pandemic Influenza
- Date Range
- January 1918 – December 1918
- Title
- 1918 Pandemic Influenza
- What occurred
- In 1918 a new deadly flu arose that was eventually labeled a pandemic. This flu caused by an H1N1 virus, was first seen in the spring of 1918 in military personal. As WW1 was occurring, the crowded military camps and constant traveling acted as the perfect environment for this flu to develop and spread. An estimated 600,000 deaths were recorded in the U.S., with 50 million deaths worldwide.
- Location
- 1103 W La Lande Ave, Sublette, KS 67877 ( first recorded case)
- Image Citation
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(18)30272-8/fulltext
- Student name(s)
- Avery Clavel