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100 years ago, the deadliest flu of all time devastated Dallas as it swept through the world
Written by
David Tarrant, Enterprise writer
The year was 1918 and Army camps in Texas swelled with young men training to fight in Europe in World War 1.
But an invisible enemy already posed a deadly threat: The Spanish flu of 1918 killed thousands of soldiers across the country before they ever made it to the battlefield. It swept through cities and towns, spreading fear. The flu ultimately claimed more than 50 million lives worldwide ? including more than 500,000 Americans ? and infected hundreds of millions of others.
One hundred years later, as Dallas faces another deadly flu outbreak, the Spanish flu has been largely forgotten by the public.
But not by those who study viral infection and the way it spreads...
100 years ago, the deadliest flu of all time devastated Dallas as it swept through the world
Written by
David Tarrant, Enterprise writer
The year was 1918 and Army camps in Texas swelled with young men training to fight in Europe in World War 1.
But an invisible enemy already posed a deadly threat: The Spanish flu of 1918 killed thousands of soldiers across the country before they ever made it to the battlefield. It swept through cities and towns, spreading fear. The flu ultimately claimed more than 50 million lives worldwide ? including more than 500,000 Americans ? and infected hundreds of millions of others.
One hundred years later, as Dallas faces another deadly flu outbreak, the Spanish flu has been largely forgotten by the public.
But not by those who study viral infection and the way it spreads...