1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic :(

The Spanish Flu Pandemic in 1918 killed about 50 million to 100 million people around the world (up to 5% of the world's population). It was very interesting to witness the effect of the Spanish flu when we visited the cemetery. This particular flu targeted more the young and healthy, namely 20 to 35 year olds. The flu is believed to have had origins in China and spread mainly through the military, after soldiers were exposed to it in World War I.

Unfortunately for the victims of the Spanish flu pandemic, the symptoms were intense and rather harsh and it was a slow and painful process until death. Fatigue, fever, headache, coughing, foamy blood from the mouth, nose, and ears, vomiting...all of this and more. People tried homemade prevention remedies, such as eating raw onions, but they never seemed to work. In all, there were three waves of the Spanish flu before it finally died out. The story of the victims of the Spanish flu will never be forgotten and the Spanish flu will remain to be a very dark period in history.