Jul 10, 2020 · We wondered if we could find old cartoons from our archives from the Spanish Influenza epidemic in 1918 and see if the themes in them were relatable to today’s coronavirus pandemic.

Jul 31, 2020 · Documentaries, fictional films, stories, and images paint the so-called "Spanish Flu"—the disease didn't begin in Spain, some believe it started in the U.S., but the misnomer stuck—as a...

Jul 16, 2020 · Messaging in 1918 emphasized that special health measures weren’t just to keep the person who followed them safe. They were also important because they helped protect those around them. This public...

In a lighter-hearted vein, a cartoon accompanying an article on “Spanish Influenza and Its Control” in the Survey for October 12, 1918 , showed a boy showing off the handkerchief “good fer a hundred sneezes” that he had received as a birthday present from his mother.

The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.

Photo feature: Cartoonists poke fun at influenza Editorial cartoons of the day captured the public fear and focus on the 1918 influenza pandemic well into the 1920s. The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic demonstrated that the threat of a novel strain can occur at any time.

Oct 16, 2018 · It is estimated that nearly one-half of US casualties during WWI were a result of the Spanish flu. These pictures show what life was like at the height of this deadly pandemic. The Oakland Municipal Auditorium is used as a temporary hospital with volunteer nurses from the American Red Cross, 1918.

Oct 18, 2016 · The Spanish Flu epidemic will be the topic of an upcoming Latin American and Latino Studies Brown Bag series (Conversando Entre Nosotros) featuring Illinois State University Professor Ryan Davis.

This is an excerpt from a public health poster about the Spanish influenza (flu) pandemic, drawn by children's illustrator and author May Gibbs in 1919. The detail features a gumnut baby and a kookaburra sitting on a branch, with eucalyptus leaves wrapped around their mouths in the manner of surgical masks.

The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, which occurred in several waves between 1918 and 1920, infected one fifth of the world population and killed between 20 and 50 million. This cartoon is signed by the artist (Chas Reese) and dated 1919.