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Tag: 1918

The 1918 flu epidemic in Ipswich

December 15, 2021October 23, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment

An estimated 1,500 cases of the so-called "Spanish flu in Ipswich resulted in at least 66 deaths. It is believed that the country reached herd immunity after the virus mutated to a less lethal variant. By the end of the pandemic, the average life expectancy had been shortened by 12 years!

Posted in HistoryTagged 1918, epidemic, flu

A century ago – The Spanish Flu epidemic raged in Massachusetts in 1918

July 21, 2018April 14, 2020 Gordon Harris1 Comment
American Red Cross ambulance during the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918

The flu pandemic that spread throughout the world in 1918-1919 may have killed more people than the medieval Black Death.

Posted in Disease, HistoryTagged 1918, flu
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