It was so fascinating I took notes, like the reporter I once was.
The unsung heroes were the nurses who tended patients.
This was the main reason people survived.
There have been pandemics for the last 500 years.
Eskimos were a big part of discovering why so many people died, including Eskimos who were slaughtered like sheep, said one MD.
Anthony Fauci, MD, was quoted as he is today.
A Swede - Johan Hultin, MD - was flown to Alaska as part of his PhD and MD program and reassured the natives no more of them would die.
This was an avian-like virus that adapted to humans.
Today there are several mutations.
Best way to get hold of it is to act early when you suspect something.
In 1917 the virus had a high propensity to kill young adults ages 15-40. The film showed pix of pregnant woman dying. Most of them did.
The folks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been studying the virus for over 10 years.
We can't predict what it will do.
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Earlier today I walked around the block. As I headed home I saw other walkers and wanted to catch up with them and say HELLO FELLOW WALKERS, but they went too fast.
Anthony Fauci, MD.
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