Here is our series of articles about the 1918 influenza pandemic. More will be added soon.

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 1): The Virus, Origins, World War I, and Global Spread

The 1918 influenza pandemic, often referred to as the "Spanish Flu," was one of the most devastating infectious disease events in recorded history. Occurring during the final year of the First World War and continuing into 1919, the pandemic infected an estimated one-third of the world's population and caused tens of millions of deaths...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 2): Clinical Disease, Mortality, Public Health Measures, Legacy, and Comparisons with Later Pandemics

The 1918 influenza pandemic was remarkable not only for its extraordinary geographic spread but also for its unusual clinical characteristics and devastating mortality. Although influenza had been recognized for centuries, no previous outbreak had demonstrated such a combination of transmissibility, severity, and global impact...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Around the World: A Comparative Study of National and Regional Experiences (Part 1)

The 1918 influenza pandemic was the first truly global infectious disease disaster of the modern era. Occurring during the final months of the First World War and continuing into 1919, the pandemic spread to nearly every inhabited region of the world...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Around the World: A Comparative Study of National and Regional Experiences (Part 2)

Although the 1918 influenza pandemic was caused by a single viral subtype, its effects varied dramatically between populations...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in New Zealand

The influenza pandemic of 1918 was one of the most severe public-health crises in New Zealand's history...

Māori Communities and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in New Zealand

The influenza pandemic of 1918 was one of the most devastating public-health disasters in New Zealand's history. Although the pandemic affected people throughout the country, its impact was not distributed equally...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Western Samoa: A Public Health Catastrophe Under New Zealand Administration

The influenza pandemic of 1918 was one of the deadliest infectious disease events in recorded history. While the pandemic caused widespread suffering around the world, few places experienced mortality as devastating as that seen in Western Samoa...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in the United States

The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 was one of the deadliest public-health disasters in United States history. Arriving during the final year of the First World War, the pandemic infected an estimated one-quarter to one-third of the American population and caused approximately 675,000 deaths...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in India

The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 was one of the deadliest disasters in Indian history. Although the pandemic affected virtually every inhabited region of the world, no country appears to have suffered a greater loss of life than India...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Australia

The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 was one of the most significant public-health emergencies in Australian history. Although Australia ultimately experienced far lower mortality than many countries affected by the pandemic, the disease still infected hundreds of thousands of people and caused approximately 12,000 to 15,000 deaths...

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in the United Kingdom

The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 was one of the most devastating public-health crises in the history of the United Kingdom. Occurring during the final year of the First World War and continuing into the post-war period, the pandemic infected millions of people throughout England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland...