You shouldn't, it didn't originate in Spain. Even today, experts aren’t certain where the outbreak originated. Some say China, some say the American Midwest, a

You shouldn't, it didn't originate in Spain. Even today, experts aren’t certain where the outbreak originated. Some say China, some say the American Midwest, and others suggest France. But one thing’s for certain—it wasn’t Spain. “Nobody calls it [the Spanish flu],” says Albert Bosch, president of the Spanish Society for Virology. “It just happened to be the place where it was reported, and that’s it.” Arnold says the Spaniards themselves had different names for the virus—sometimes “the French flu” for their historic rival, sometimes “Naples Soldier” after a popular musical—but it was the name in the Times that would stick. [1] https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-spanish-flu/ https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-spa...