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Flu - The 1918 epidemic

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1918 - how this flu spread through South Africa
There appeared to be two waves of Spanish flu during 1918 in South Africa - one mild and one severe.

1918 - symptoms of this killer flu
The first wave of the flu followed typical flu symptoms consisting of a three-day fever, a cough and a runny nose, followed by a rapid convalescence.

1918 - where this flu came form
This deadly flu spread rapidly across the world.

1918 - who was affected by the flu?
Unlike other outbreaks of flu, the 1918 epidemic decimated not the young and the old, but those between the ages of 15 - 38.

1918 - why the flu spread so rapidly
South Africa's many ports and harbours rendered it vulnerable to infections passed on by sailors.

1918 flu - eyewitness accounts
It is difficult for us to imagine what it must have been like in 1918, but these eyewitness accounts give us some idea.

1918 - South Africa's death toll
Almost as many South Africans died from the 1918 flu, as did Americans.

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