tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Did the so-called ?Spanish flu,? an epidemic that killed more than 50 million people worldwide between 1918 and 1919, really start in Spain? For almost a century Spaniards have either borne this mark of shame with resignation, wearily telling the world that it had to start somewhere, or have put the blame on neighboring France.
A new study by Spanish and US scientists points out that the pandemic was dubbed ?Spanish Influenza? by the world because the press in Spain widely reported the outbreak in its early stages between May and June of 1918. Spain was not involved in World War I, and its media had no restrictions, while the main European nations and the United States, embroiled in the conflict, censored all news relating to the pandemic for fear of a decline in troop morale.
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http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/08/01/inenglish/1406899373_422667.html
A new study by Spanish and US scientists points out that the pandemic was dubbed ?Spanish Influenza? by the world because the press in Spain widely reported the outbreak in its early stages between May and June of 1918. Spain was not involved in World War I, and its media had no restrictions, while the main European nations and the United States, embroiled in the conflict, censored all news relating to the pandemic for fear of a decline in troop morale.
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http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/08/01/inenglish/1406899373_422667.html