1918 Pandemic Flu

If people channeled their hatred of Darwin into their healthcare decisions, the United States could save a whole lot of money on our flu vaccine and Tamiflu stockpiles; Creationists, who don't believe in evolution, wouldn't need any! Of course, evolution-deniers don't _actually_ doubt evolution, they just say so in public. If you'd like to print the above graphic to leave in your doctor's waiting room, go to: www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/evolk12/h5n1/avianflu.htm UPDATE: If you like the above graphic, check out this Doonesbury www.uclick.com/client/wpc/db/2005/12/18/index.html

The Great Pandemic 1918-1919 - PandemicFlu.gov  Information on the flu pandemic of 1918. Includes details about life in 1918, a history of the pandemic, biographies, and more. From the United States Department ...

Wikipedia: Spanish Flu  Article about the 1918 Influenza pandemic with a look to geographical origins and social impact. ... influenza strain was unusual in that this pandemic killed ...

American Experience: Influenza, 1918  Examines the worst epidemic the U.S. has ever known, which killed more Americans than all the combat deaths of the 20th Century combined.

1918 Flu  The 1918 flu caused the highest number of known flu deaths worldwide, estimated ... To the contrary, the 1918 flu pandemic spread more or less simultaneously in 3 ...

Genes Made 1918 Spanish Flu Deadly  Scientists have identified genes that made the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 especially deadly. It's a discovery that may prove useful if another flu pandemic breaks out.

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic  Historical information, photos, and a bibliography related to the 1918-1919 pandemic influenza, known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe.

Influenza pandemic - Wikipedia  Wiki article about pandemic influenza. An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion ...

. : The Great Pandemic : : The United States in 1918-1919 : .  The 1918 pandemic turned this saying on its head. [ Credit: National Library of Medicine] ... Unfolding of the Pandemic: The pandemic of 1918-1919 occurred in ...


A documentary comparing the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic with modern-day health capabilities, in the event of an act of bioterrorism or any large-scale infectious disease outbreak.

NOVA | scienceNOW | 1918 Flu | PBS  ... clip of the NOVA scienceNOW segment on the 1918 flu, take an interactive poll on whether reviving the virus ... stories on pandemic flu. Links & Books ...

1918 Influenza Pandemic | CDC EID  The "Spanish" influenza pandemic of 1918–1919, which caused 50 million deaths ... The 1918 flu and other influenza pandemics: "over there" and back again. Lab Invest. ...