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Texas history shows that plagues like COVID don't just go away
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday's Think, Texas column is dedicated to remembering the echoes of plague in this state. For no...
Altru to host movie about Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-19
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 7—GRAND FORKS — A movie about the Spanish flu, "Influenza 1918," will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at the Empire Arts Center, 415 DeMers. Admission is free. Presented in conjunction ...
The deadliest viruses in history
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInfluenza is one of the deadliest viruses in the world Humans have been fighting viruses since the species has existed. For some viral diseases, vaccines...
Bridges: Porter's work had profound impact on aspiring writers in 1930-70s
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKatherine Anne Porter was one of the most noted of Texas novelists. Her career spanned decades, and...
The spillover of bird flu to mammals must be ‘monitored closely,’ WHO officials warn: ‘We need to be...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSince H5N1 was identified in 1996, only rarely have human cases occurred, and there hasn't been...
The pandemic has irreversibly changed America’s health care system. Here’s why we will all be...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe consequences of the latest wave of flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) cases coupled with...
A first-person account of a MN country doctor fighting the 1918 flu pandemic
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI had discovered my grandfather’s first-person account of the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Pierre’s efforts during that muddy, miserable winter were a staple of conversation when I ...
What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history – and the human response...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPeople have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology...
Righting the past: J.T. Spann, United Order of Brotherhood founder and publisher, dead at 54
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor’s note: This is the 18th in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...
Retro: Baltimore bounced back quickly after 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe early fall of 1918 brought the deadly Spanish influenza to Baltimore — our other, earlier pandemic. The death toll, often affecting people in their 20s and 30s, was devastating. But public ...