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Old 10-22-2020, 05:05 PM
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The facts are that nobody really knows where it started and there is much speculation about a number of possible sources, including China. Spain has not been seriously considered as a starting point. The "Spanish Flu" is just a moniker.

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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
Improvements in medical science could explain some of that difference. Also, even though the US responded slower to CV than other countries, the US may have responded even slower and not as well during the Spanish Flu. Which, interestingly, was really started in Kansas, but got misnamed by the US Government. Funny how History never corrected that mistake?