Quote (theCrossbones @ Jan 4 2022 10:23am)
The 800K deaths flu?
yea seems pretty mild
Meanwhile....
There have been several known flu pandemics throughout history.
Some were more widespread in specific parts of the world, but the impact of a pandemic is usually felt, at least to some degree, worldwide.
1889 Russian flu pandemic: Resulted in about 1 million flu deaths.
1918 Spanish flu pandemic: Responsible for at least 50 million flu deaths, including about 675,000 in the U.S. The flu infected about a third of the world's population.
1957 Asian flu pandemic: Tallied some 1.1 million flu deaths, including about 116,000 in the U.S.
1968 Hong Kong flu pandemic: Led to 1 million flu deaths, with 100,000 in the U.S.
2009 H1N1 flu pandemic: Between 8,870 and 18,300 deaths in the United States, and up to 575,000 deaths worldwide, were seen during the first year.