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History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise

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Challenging the Narrative of the 1918 Flu: Evidence from Skeletons

This chapter analyzes the mortality curve of the 1918 flu and discusses how an analysis of skeletons challenges the previous narrative, revealing that the flu was more lethal for those who were already worse off.

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