The Spanish Flu

 The Spanish Flu was a very deadly influenza. It lasted from February 1918 to April 1920. Doctors were not as advanced as we are today, medicine-wise. The Flu infected over five hundred million people. There was no cure, and people were scared. No drugs or antivirals helped with stopping the Flu. Vaccines didn't work either.


They decided to try using aspirin. At first, it seemed to work. Then it started poisoning people instead of helping them. This was because the dosages doctors were prescribing were too high. 


The Flu started in the United States. It spread quickly. Soon it was all over the world, but the United States got hit the worse. It is assumed the Flu came from Haskell Country, Kansas, but no one knows for sure.  


Even though there wasn't a cure, the Flu eventually died down. This was because everyone who got the virus either died or became immune. 


Businesses closed down because more and more workers became sick. Some did not earn enough money, so they had to shut down. After the Spanish Flu was over, businesses were able to open back up because employees were no longer sick.


The Spanish Flu killed many people, and it was sad. Some families had to dig graves for their loved ones. The good thing is that they got it under control, and it is no longer around today!

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