In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

Ruby Druce, who was born in 1915 and is believed to be Ireland's oldest person, turned 109 on New Year’s Eve. She is the only ...

Hannah Mawdsley, who is researching letters by Spanish flu survivors for her PhD, found out she had a relative who was killed in the pandemic An extraordinary archive of letters written by ...

Ruby Druce, who is believed to be Ireland's oldest person, is celebrating her 109th birthday today. A native of Castlefinn, ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Demographic Research Vol. 47, JULY - DECEMBER 2022 The Spanish flu and the health system: C... The ...

Globally, 50m people lost their lives in 1918-19 in what became known as Spanish Flu. It could strike alarmingly quickly, leading to collapse and death within days or even hours. For some ...

Spanish flu, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or the 1918 influenza pandemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. The earliest ...

The outbreak of this influenza virus, also known as Spanish flu, spread with astonishing speed around the world, overwhelming India, and reaching Australia and the remote Pacific islands.

IRELAND’S oldest person is celebrating her milestone birthday on New Year’s Eve. Ruby Druce, from Castlefinn, Donegal, is ...

To round out the name, the viruses are given an H and N number to indicate a subtype. A full name might then look like this: ...