Should I use soap and water or wear a mask? Should I take the train? Will they close the schools? What will this do to local businesses? Aspen’s residents faced the 1918 influenza pandemic with the ...

As the U.S. surpass 675,000 COVID-19 deaths, we look back at the 1918 pandemic. Editors note: Some of the images below are animations showing two images and may take longer to load. There are strong ...

A groundbreaking study by researchers from the Universities of Basel and Zurich has unlocked one of the most significant viral mysteries of the 20th century. By decoding the genome of the 1918 ...

The nation’s death toll stood at 675,722 as of Sept. 20 at 4:20 p.m. CT, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. The comparison offers a stark reminder of the pandemic’s ...

Crain’s Cleveland Business: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed the similarities—and differences—between the 1918 flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct. 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1918, Germany's Hindenburg Line was broken as World War I neared an end. In 1921, the World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time. In 1935, ...

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

A scientist harvests H7N9 virus growing in bird eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received samples of the virus from China. — James Gathany/CDC/Douglas E. Jordan / (CC0 1.0) A ...

In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of the University of North Carolina, tried to reassure anxious parents. The Spanish flu was spreading rapidly, but Graham insisted the ...

Introduction: An ill wind -- A victim and a survivor -- "Knock me down" fever -- The killer without a name -- The invisible enemy -- One deadly summer -- Know thy enemy -- The fangs of death -- Like ...