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1. Die „Spanische Grippe“ und die Endphase des Ersten Weltkrieges im nördlichen Ruhrgebiet.

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Kordes, Matthias

Subjects
*INFLUENZA pandemic, 1918-1919, *INFECTIOUS disease transmission, *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *AUTUMN, *EPIDEMICS, *WORLD War II
Abstract

The "Spanish flu" was a globally occurring infectious disease at the end of World War I. The flu epidemic occurred in the northern Ruhr area and caused high numbers of casualties. The disease spread in the autumn of 1918 and led to high morbidity and mortality. The flu was referred to as the pestilence of the world war and claimed many victims, comparable to the war epidemics of previous wars. [Extracted from the article]

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2022

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