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As I understand it, "Spanish Flu" was so named because it started during WWI. Spain was the first non-belligerent to be hit by the disease. Since news media i
by vonmoltke 7y ago
As I understand it, "Spanish Flu" was so named because it started during WWI. Spain was the first non-belligerent to be hit by the disease. Since news media in all of the belligerent nations was highly censored, it was Spanish media that was first to report heavily on the effects. Thus, the belief at the time that the disease originated there.