1918 Pandemic Influenza Historic Timeline

[kentuck]

(Did President Woodrow Wilson die from this pandemic?)

In 1918, a new influenza virus emerged. During this same time period World War I was taking place. The conditions of World War I (overcrowding and global troop movement) helped the 1918 flu spread. The vulnerability of healthy young adults and the lack of vaccines and treatments created a major public health crisis, causing at least 50 million deaths worldwide, including approximately 675,000 in the United States. Below is a historical timeline of major events that took place during this time period.



https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/pandemic-timeline-1918.htm

[kentuck]

1. From the article:

There was a second wave, most coming from the troops returning home from the war and the parades celebrating their return.

It seems most of the pandemic had subsided by April of 1919, except in parts of Europe, where it was still real bad in April of 1919, more than a year after it had begun in Kansas.