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Spanish flu outbreak
Considered to be the deadliest outbreaks in history, the spanish flu infected an estimated amount of 500 million people and killing about 50-100 million people. -
Reports
Fort Riley, Kansas. There had been reports of soldiers getting ill with headaches, fever, and sore throat. By the end of the week the reports flew up to 500. -
Philadelphia Warning
Public health officials in Philadelphia issue a warning about a disease they called "Spanish Influenza" -
Informing the public
The Massachusetts Department of Health informs the newspapers that they are dealing with the pandemic. They also state that if necessary precautions aren't taken, the virus will infect the city. -
Gauze masks
Six play gauze masks have become mandatory in the state of Washington. -
Halloween cancelled
Because of the influenza infecting the country, most Halloween celebrations are cancelled to prevent transferring the virus any further. -
The pandemic still continues
Globally, the estimated amount of deaths were in the millions. People wore gauze masks to prevent breathing the infection and they also washed hands thoroughly to prevent touching the infection. -
Spanish flu disappears
After the deaths in 1918, the reported cases dropped abruptly. In October, there were many deaths reported but in November, it almost seems that the flu disappeared. One explanation is that the doctors got better at treating the infected patients. Another is that the virus became less lethal after time because the hosts of the virus "died out". -
No deaths reported in Seattle
It has been the first month that no deaths have been caused by the spanish flu for the first time. -
Amount of deaths
The Bulletin of the History of Medicine report that the number of dead bodies has been revised, the number jumped up to around 50 million people dead due to the Spanish flu.