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> The Spanish Flu hasn't "come back" yet Yes it has, most recently in 2009. From Wikipedia: “ Well known outbreaks of H1N1 strains in humans include the 2009
by umanwizard 6y ago
> The Spanish Flu hasn't "come back" yet
Yes it has, most recently in 2009. From Wikipedia:
“ Well known outbreaks of H1N1 strains in humans include the 2009 swine flu pandemic, as well as the Spanish flu.”
- lorenzfx 6y agoI believe you misread the abstract. After reading the whole article, I believe it should be "include the `2009 swine flu pandemic`, as well as the `Spanish flu`".
- umanwizard 6y agoHow is that different from how you think I read it? The “Spanish flu” is the name of the 1918 outbreak of H1N1. There was also a major H1N1 outbreak in 2009.
- anoncake 6y agoThe 2009 outbreak wasn't comparable to the Spanish Flu.
- umanwizard 6y agoIndeed, for various reasons including no world war and widespread vaccination, it was less bad. But it was literally the same virus.