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100 years after the 1918 quarantine of Athens, the flu continues to plague society
Posted on 3/27/20 at 9:04 am
Posted on 3/27/20 at 9:04 am
well, 102 years later
there's a Bible verse about "nothing new under the sun"
of course, this article is 2 yrs old and talking about influenza
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A poster from the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 found in the Special Collections Library in Athens, Georgia on Sept. 14, 2018. (Photo/Rebecca Wright)
there's a Bible verse about "nothing new under the sun"
of course, this article is 2 yrs old and talking about influenza
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100 years ago today, on Oct. 7, 1918, the city of Athens imposed a quarantine as a response to the influenza pandemic.
The Athens Daily Herald published a story at the time with the headline “University of Georgia Put Under Strict Temporary Quarantine” that detailed some of the effects on the university. At the time, 70 cases of influenza were reported among students, and three or four were classified as severe.
According to the Center for Disease Control, the influenza pandemic infected approximately 500 million people worldwide, or one third of the planet’s population. At least 50 million people died, including an estimated 675,000 Americans.
A poster from the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 found in the Special Collections Library in Athens, Georgia on Sept. 14, 2018. (Photo/Rebecca Wright)
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Posted on 3/27/20 at 11:27 am to dcbl
Covid is not an influenza, it's a single virus that can mutate.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 12:29 pm to dcbl
It was bound to happen...it will most likely happen again 100 years from now as well.
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