Spanish Flu Spread Map

Soon, the “russia influenza” spread across europe and the world. This strain was so infectious that, by the end of october, it had spread from coast to coast and had a morbidity rate of about 28 percent. The spanish flu was a pandemic — a new influenza a virus that spread easily and infected people throughout the world.

The 1918 influenza pandemic, also known by the misnomer spanish flu or as the great influenza epidemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the h1n1 influenza a virus. Troops mobilized for world war i. In europe in 1918, influenza spread through spain, france, great britain and italy, causing havoc with military operations during the first world war.

The spanish flu was the name given to a form of influenza (flu) caused by an h1n1 virus that started in some type of bird (avian origin).

The 1918 influenza pandemic, also known by the misnomer spanish flu or as the great influenza epidemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the h1n1 influenza a virus. In europe in 1918, influenza spread through spain, france, great britain and italy, causing havoc with military operations during the first world war. The spanish population growth index was negative for 1918 (net loss, 83,121 persons). The 1918 flu pandemic virus kills an estimated 195,000 americans during october alone.