3 ms·These numbers are around the same as the 1918 flu epidemic. Perhaps there's something in that ?by mrlonglong 5y agoThese numbers are around the same as the 1918 flu epidemic. Perhaps there's something in that ?nbernard 5y agoNot really, the World's population then was less than a quarter of what it is today.philjohn 5y agoBut also they didn't have bipap and ventilators, antivirals, antibiotics for secondary baceterial infections, or antibody infusions then either.