Epidemics - A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head

Devastating diseases that have affected human populations throughout the ages.

Pen and ink drawing by Ernest Noble, c1918

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The 1918-19 influenza epidemic killed between 20 and 40 million people. The flu proved deadliest for people aged between 20 and 40, which was unusual for a virus which usually kills the elderly and the young.

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A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head

Pen and ink drawing by Ernest Noble, c1918

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