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How the Spanish Flu Worked

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The First Wave of the Flea, the Most Dangerous in the United States

The first wave hit in the spring of 19 18, a specifically, like march and april. The second wave was the really, really deadly one, and that's one where i mention it over about a four week period. A hundred and 95 thousand people died in america from the flea in october of 19 18. Ye, like, literally everyone was touched in their family, like, there's no way to escape it almost at that point.

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