April 5, 1918. The first mention of a new influenza outbreak in Kansas appears in a public health report. That strain, later called the Spanish Flu, would go on to kill at least 50 million people worldwide. In a time before widespread global travel, how did this disease spread so far, so fast? And what does it teach us about fighting pandemics today? Find out in this video version of the HISTORY This Week podcast. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes every Monday.
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