A Doughboy's Lungs Yield 1918 Flu Virus
An article from Science News Online describing the exhumation of one of the victims of the pandemic and the retrieval of a virus sample from his tissue.
Bubonic Plague: Far from the Deadliest Epidemic
Compares the severity of historical bubonic plague pandemics to the Spanish Influenza pandemic.
Eighty Years Later, Threat of Influenza Pandemic R
Part 2 of a 2-part article from Disaster Relief.
Influenza 1918, A Venus Connection?
An American suggestion that some viruses come from outer space led British astronomers to hypothesize that Venus was a likely origin for solar-wind borne liquefying bacterial invasions.
Is Another Influenza Pandemic Coming Soon?
Article from Infectious Disease News describing the investigation of a Spanish influenza sample found in WWI soldier's lungs. [Requires free registration]
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
History of this pandemic, the public health measures taken to limit it, and the efforts of scientists to pinpoint its cause.
The American Experience - Influenza 1918
Information on the film from the PBS series. Features maps, timelines and people and events relating to this outbreak.
The Flu Pandemic of 1918: Is a Repeat Performance
Part 1 of a 2-part article from Disaster Relief.
The Pennsylvania Gazette: The Flu of 1918
An account of the outbreak based on contemporary newspaper accounts of the its progress through Philadelphia.