This day in history: More uranium discovered on Spokane Indian Reservation; drug company warned of nonexistent flu epidemic
Midnite Mines Inc. announced that it had uncovered new uranium deposits on its claims on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
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Inside the swift, deadly history of the Spanish Flu pandemic
The first wave of the pandemic had arrived. (What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?) The Spanish flu strain killed its victims with a swiftness never seen before. In the United ...
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Top 5 deadliest pandemics and disease outbreaks in history
Throughout history, the deadliest disease outbreaks and pandemics have decimated societies, killing millions. From the Black ...
9 Crazy Old-Time Remedies That Were Used to Treat the Flu
The Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 brought with it a slew of folk-medicine remedies. After all, the flu was scary—and there was ...
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The Spanish Flu
What can the 1918 Flu epidemic teach us about COVID-19, asks Professor Marc Zimmer. CC Magazine: The Spanish Flu didn’t start in Spain. Why did the Iberian country get stuck with the name? Marc Zimmer ...
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Genetics of the Influenza Virus
Deciphering the 1918 Epidemic Because influenza viruses were not isolated and cultured until the 1930s, it was not possible to study the origin of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at the time of this ...
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From the plague to Spanish flu:
Malulani Hospital in Wailuku, which became Maui Memorial Medical Center, was established by St. Marianne in 1884. The coronavirus is not the first deadly scourge to come ashore in Maui County to ...