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Virus 103 – Great Moments In Science – ABC News
This COVID-19 pandemic is the first one for 102 years. In 1918-1920 we had an influenza pandemic, which we now refer to as the Spanish Flu. Back then we didn’t…
Gday, Dr Karl here.
This COVID-19 pandemic is the first one for 102 years. The last pandemic was the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic, that killed some 50-100 million people.
But, hows this for really weird?
Today, we all know that pandemic as the Spanish Flu, but back in 1918, we hadnt even discovered the germ that today, we call a virus. So, back then, no-one knew what was actually killing people.
However, the concept of germs already existed.
We had already seen a bigger germ called a bacterium way…
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