Pennsylvania & My Other Daily Travels: No One Knew What A Virus Was Then, But This Is Not Our First Rodeo

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Monday, April 6, 2020

No One Knew What A Virus Was Then, But This Is Not Our First Rodeo

The Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 was chilling in its death toll, especially in Pittsburgh. No one knew what a virus was back then, and when this flu hit, treatment and prevention was haphazard and terribly ineffective, making the death toll astronomical. Warnings were issued everywhere, prohibiting... Sign in to see full entry.

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