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How the Spanish Flu Worked

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What Is the Origin of the Spanish Flue?

The first cases of the a spanish flue started to break out in 19 18. It was mostly confined to dogh boys and people who worked on a military basis as well, but that was about it. Doctor loring minor was so alarmed at the rate of a spread in is small town. He actually published his concerns in in a journal called the public health reports. But he was the only person in the world expressing concern. And i believe this is still the very first case of influenza being reported because of how like, unusual nd deadly they thought be ye.

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