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FIRST CASES OF DEADLY 1918 FLU REPORTED

A Surprising New View Of Flu: Rethinking The 1918 Pandemic | CommonHealth

Just before breakfast on the morning of March 4, Private
Albert Gitchell of the U.S. Army reported to the hospital at
Fort Riley, Kansas, complaining of the cold-like symptoms
of sore throat, fever and headache. Soon after, over 100
of his fellow soldiers had reported similar symptoms,
marking what are believed to be the first cases in the
historic influenza
pandemic of 1918, later known as
Spanish flu.

The flu would eventually kill 675,000 Americans and an
estimated 20 million to 50 million people around the world, proving to be a far deadlier force than even the
First World
War
.

Way Back Wednesday: This Too Shall Pass – Heritage Mississauga

How the Spanish flu compares to COVID-19: Lessons learned, answers still being pursued | CBC News

Russellville During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

ON THIS DAY: 4 March 1918: First reported case of Spanish flu which ...

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GOING TO PLAY, YOU NEED YOUR MARBLES

Biden speaks at White House


A mental evaluation, a screening for depression or
psychiatric illness, mental illness and anxiety is
missing from his latest medical exam.
        

        

         
       


President Joe Biden meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia
Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday.

President Biden appeared to mix up Ukraine and Gaza while talking about the war-torn regions in a bilateral Oval Office meeting with Italy’s prime minister Friday.

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URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD DONORS!

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Help us beat the current shortage by scheduling an
appointment to give blood or platelets:
https://rdcrss.org/3SaGpP6

The Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage, with the
lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Donors of all
blood types are urgently needed to help patients who are counting
on lifesaving blood following accidents, during surgeries, and for treatment of conditions such as sickle cell disease and cancer.

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DISEASE ERADICATED ON THIS DAY IN 1979

Smallpox general in US university row | Things under a microscope, Microscopic, Micro photography

On December 9, 1979, a commission of scientists declared that
smallpox had been eradicated. The disease, which carries around
a 30 percent chance of death for those who contract it, is the only infectious disease afflicting humans that has officially been
eradicated.
    
    
Recent research indicates that the smallpox virus may have evolved
as late as 1580 CE.

Disease Eradication: What Does It Take to Wipe out a Disease?

Rahima holds a special place in smallpox history, years after it was eradicated : NPR

D.A. Henderson, ‘disease detective’ who eradicated smallpox, dies at 87 - The Washington Post
Dr. Donald A. Henderson (1928-2016) was the epidemiologist
who led the international war on smallpox that resulted
in its eradication.

Zomrel Donald Henderson, zaslúžil sa o odstránenie pravých kiahní - Svet - Správy - Pravda
A self-described “disease detective,” Dr. Henderson being
vaccinated for smallpox.

Coronavirus: la viruela, la única enfermedad humana que ha sido erradicada y qué lecciones dejó ...

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – JFK’s address on Cuban Missile Crisis shocks the nation – 1962 – The ...

In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F.
Kennedy
announces on October 22, 1962 that U.S. spy planes 
discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—
under construction but nearing completion—housed medium-
range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in
the United States, including
Washington, D.C.

Kennedy announced that he was ordering a naval “quarantine”
of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more
offensive weapons to the island and explained that the United
States would not tolerate the existence of the missile sites
currently in place. The president made it clear that America
would not stop short of military action to end what he called a “clandestine, reckless and provocative threat to world peace.”

 Kennedy cuban missile speech. John F. Kennedy – Cuban Missile Crisis Speech. 2022-11-07

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