1918-1920 Pandemic
1918-1920 Pandemic By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog The influenza A virus subtype H1N1 was blamed for the pandemic of influenza and influenzal pneumonia of 1918-1920, but it wasn’t more deadly than any other flu virus. There were multiple “germs” involved, including the Haemophilus influenzae bacillus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, plus various pneumonococci, streptococci, and even staphylococci. Carl…