Spanish Flu

Transcript Epidemics Spur Innovative How Thinking Despite the tragic effects of epidemics throughout history, difficult times often lead to ground-breaking innovations THE EFFECTS OF PAST EPIDEMICS The Black Death, mid-1300s Estimated to have killed 30-60% Changed the economic and social structure of Europe of Europe's population Led to the creation…

TOPLINE With the U.S. counting upwards of 61,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths on Wednesday evening, the coronavirus pandemic is more deadly than any flu the country has seen since 1967—but still falls far short of the devastating 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. A funeral home worker wore a face visor to wheel…

A New York woman has survived both the COVID-19 and Spanish flu pandemics.Angelina Friedman was born in 1918 on a passenger ship that was bringing immigrants from Italy to New York City during the second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic. The almost-102-year-old also contracted coronavirus and survived.“Her mother died…

The world has not seen this dangerous of a virus since the Spanish flu of 1917.  But in today's world, the press and the Democrats use it as a political football.  They blame President Trump instead of the ones who are really culpable: the Chinese Communist government.  American Thinker interviewed experts on China…

Ultra mode displays 3 times the news on this page. This view is reserved for Pro members. Click here to join → 15 Ways To Make A Mum's Life A Little Easier During Self-Isolation Castle Rock Restaurant Reopens To Mother's Day Crowds In Defiance Of Statewide Public Health Order Giphy…

In a move that wlll be closely watched by restaurants and other businesses, the iconic Musso & Frank’s Grill in Hollywood is suing its insurer for not covering pandemic losses. Like other businesses, the restaurant closed in March because of the economic lockdown to flatten the disease curve. It was…

When I visit my grandchildren, I wave through the window but I don’t go inside. It breaks my heart not being able to hug and kiss them—but at least we can FaceTime later. During the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, nobody even had that.As a novelist who recently spent two…

Washington (AFP) - The coronavirus is hitting the United States' largest Native American territory hard, with a spike in cases bringing long-standing disparities to the fore in a land marked by the trauma of past waves of disease.With its towering sandstone mesas, majestic canyons and ancient ruins, the Navajo Nation…

Researchers at the University of Toronto are playing a leading role in a national effort to study the efficacy of using blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat those who are sick with the disease.  The joint effort with researchers at more than 40 Canadian hospitals, the Université de Montréal,…

Since 1925, Bloxsom Roofing & Siding has built a business that spans across multiple generations. Starting with Ottie Bloxsom, who found his passion for building structures during The Spanish Flu pandemic. Over the years, the business has acquired accolades from big projects spanning all over Northern Michigan while offering services…