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I wonder if there are any historical accounts of military warfare during a global pandemic affecting both sides at the same time.
by sizzle 7y ago
I wonder if there are any historical accounts of military warfare during a global pandemic affecting both sides at the same time.
- Balgair 7y agoThere are MANY examples, here's a good starting ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Athens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Athens
- sangnoir 7y agoWWI[1] - the pandemic ended up being called "Spanish flu" because Spain was the only country publishing accurate statistics since it was neutral in the war. The belligerents were heavily affected, but were muzzling the press due to wartime censorship. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu