The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918: How the US Reacted: Efforts Made to Combat and Subdue the Disease in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania - Paperback

by Oscar Jewell Harvey (Author)

In time when coronavirus pandemic is raging all over the US with more than 740,000 confirmed cases and more than160,000 deaths, this book will show you the American reaction to the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918. More than 100 years ago the most severe pandemic in recent history caused by an H1N1 virus has spread around the world. It took about 675,000 lives in the United States only and more than 50 million worldwide. This informative read explains how American authorities reacted to the pandemic and how they organized the defense against the deadly disease.