Spanish flu: everything you wanted to know
Agnes Arnold-Forster answers listener questions about the Spanish flu pandemic – from the symptoms and spread to the shocking death toll
Published: September 10, 2023 at 7:24 AM
Did the Spanish flu pandemic actually begin in Spain? What were the symptoms? Is it true it killed more people than the First World War, and how similar was it to the Covid pandemic? Speaking to Lauren Good, Agnes Arnold-Forster answers listener questions about the deadly pandemic that began in 1918 for our latest Everything You Wanted to Know episode.
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Lauren GoodDigital Editorial Assistant, HistoryExtra
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