Spanish flu
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| Interest of | • Eleanor McBean • Hans Tolzin |
The 1918 influenza pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920; colloquially known as Spanish flu) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic which infected 500 million people around the world, or about 27% of the then world population of between 1.8 and 1.9 billion, including people on isolated Pacific islands and in the Arctic. The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million to 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest epidemics in human history.
Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify with certainty the pandemic's geographic origin.[1]
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| Document:Momento Mori – Unpopular Thoughts on Corona Virus | blog post | 7 March 2020 | Craig Murray | Consider this: 100% of those who contract COVID-19 are going to die. 100% of those who do not contract COVID-19 are also going to die. The difference in average life expectancy between the two groups will prove to be only very marginal. That is because the large majority of those who die of COVID-19 will already be nearing the end of life or have other health problems. |
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