1. Pandemic Flu History

2. Illness from the 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, came on quickly.
Some people felt fine in the morning but died by nightfall.
People who caught the Spanish Flu but did not die from it often died from complications caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia.

3. During the 1918 pandemic: An estimated 50 million people died
An estimated 500 million people, one third of the world's population (approximately 1.6 billion at the time), became infected.1
Nearly 675,000 people died in the United States (nearly 5 times the number of U.S. soldiers killed in WWI)
the 1918 pandemic flu saw high mortality rates among healthy adults.
the illness and mortality rates were highest among adults 20 to 50 years old. The reasons for this remain unknown.

4. An estimated 500 million people, one third of the world's population (approximately 1.6 billion at the time), became infected.1
the 1918 pandemic flu saw high mortality rates among healthy adults.
In fact, the illness and mortality rates were highest among adults 20 to 50 years old.
The reasons for this remain unknown.

5. "The influenza pandemic was a defining event in the history of public health. The legacy of that pandemic lives on in many ways, including the fact that the descendents of the 1918 virus have continued to circulate for nine decades."
- Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, with the National Institutes of Health

6. In this lesson…
You will take a look at some personal stories of survivals of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic.
Take notes as you watch the following video.

7. We Heard the Bells