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The first observations of illness and mortality of the Spanish Flu were actually in the US. The origin of the name of the Spanish Flu is due to it being report
by basilgohar 5y ago
The first observations of illness and mortality of the Spanish Flu were actually in the US. The origin of the name of the Spanish Flu is due to it being reported in the news most freely and widely in Spain as many other nations were limiting reporting due to being embroiled in WWI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu
- swader999 5y agoI know this to be the case but it was still first thought to have originated in Spain.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoThe Wikipedia page cites no theory that places the origin in Spain. It cites theories of origin for the US, France, China and Europe in general.