Spanish flu, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or the 1918 influenza pandemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus.The earliest documented case was March 1918 in Kansas, United States, with further cases recorded in France, Germany and the United Kingdom in April.Two years later, nearly a third of the global population, or an . The massive, multiple assaults with additional vaccines on the unprepared immune systems of soldiers and civilians created a "killing . The coronavirus, though capturing public attention, is significantly less lethal than Spanish Flu (Credit: Getty Images) But some places did manage to keep the flu at bay, often by using basic . Memories of the 1918 Pandemic From Those Who Survived A year before COVID-19 began its global rampage, Penn State Altoona history professor John Eicher embarked on a one-of-a-kind study delving into the pandemic of a century past — the 1918 . VANCOUVER ­ Louise Brooks has only fleeting, fever-clouded memories of her encounter with the Spanish Lady. Flu survivors still immune after 90 years. 108-year-old survivor of 1918 Spanish flu dies from coronavirus - SHE DID NOT DIE OF OLD AGE YOU RETARDS! A year before COVID-19 began its global rampage, Penn State Altoona history professor John Eicher embarked on a one-of-a-kind study delving into the pandemic of a century past — the 1918 "Spanish" flu. The University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC) provides users free and open access to full unique and rare materials held by the University of Florida and partner institutio 1918 Spanish Flu Witness Explains What It Was Like ... - Dusty Old Thing By: News 12 Staff. Mother's Day. "Even though my past was dark, my future is so bright.". Spanish flu survivor, 104, becomes world's oldest person to overcome ... Penned in 1925 at the height of the "Roaring 20s" just a few years after the end of the Spanish flu pandemic, it was a time when booze was [.] The 1918 flu, known as the Spanish flu after the country's press were among the first to report on it, killed between 50 and 100 million people around the world.. In our latest edition of WUKY's Award-Winning history . . Pepe and all his seven younger siblings survived the pandemic. The most frequently cited death statistics for the Spanish flu come from Niall Johnson and Juergen Mueller's 2002 study, which estimated the death toll at 50 million and warned that this might .