The Spanish flu that spread around the world a century ago killing millions puts the coronavirus crisis in perspective.

Some questions remain about the origin of the 1918 flu pandemic, but there is plenty of evidence that it was caused by a virus.

Soon, the virus was spreading around the world. Despite its name, the Spanish flu did not originate in Spain. The Spanish media was the first to report on this new flu-like illness and the label ...

Don’t call it the Spanish flu. That’s what Spain said in 1918 at the start of what would become the deadliest pandemic in history, killing more than 50 million people worldwide. The Spanish ...

On March 20, the Facebook page Unbelievable Facts shared a graphic on the origins of the 1918 flu pandemic’s more common name, the “Spanish flu.” ...

In 1918, an influenza virus known as the Spanish flu killed over 50 million people all over the world, making it the deadliest pandemic in modern history.

In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses even as they mutate, raising hopes for a longer-lasting vaccine and a ...

On March 11, 1918, the Spanish Flu virus was first reported in the United States in Fort Riley, Kansas. From 1918 to 1920, the world was gripped in the deadly pandemic.

A universal vaccine created from the 1918 Spanish flu virus protects against a deadly strain of bird flu, a study has found. Scientists said the product could be available to people in just five ...

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists.

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one ...

The Spanish Flu Pandemic, also known as La Grippe Espagnole, or La Pesadilla, was an unusually severe and deadly strain of avian influenza, a viral infectious disease, that killed some 50 million ...