1918 Flu Epidemic in Ann Arbor

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by Tim Athan

posted 11/18/2011

Q. How hard was Ann Arbor hit by the 1918 flu epidemic--approximately how many died?

A. Between the summers of 1918 and 1919, millions of people around the globe died of a deadly variant of influenza known as the "Spanish flu." A half a million Americans lost their lives, far more than perished in WWI.

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