European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2016

  • The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic, the Origins of the H1N1-virus Strain, a Glance in History

    Gregory Tsoucalas, Antonios Kousoulis, Markos Sgantzos

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2016
    Pages: 23-28
    Received: Sep. 14, 2016
    Accepted: Oct. 12, 2016
    Published: Oct. 28, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ejcbs.20160204.11
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    Abstract: It was the year 1918, when a new flu pandemic launched worldwide. Our study purports to depict the general icon of the 1918 pandemic epoch, for the readers to shape an overview of the events of the era. We have used some of the most important manuscripts concerning the pandemic to compose a historical note on the outbreak that almost annihilated th... Show More