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The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 influenza pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. Lasting from February 1918 to April 1920, it infected 500 million people – about a third of the world’s population at the time – in four successive waves. The death toll is typically estimated to have been ...

TIPS TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AGAINST THE COLD AND FLU About 5 to 20 percent of people in the U.S. come down with the flu, usually in the winter between October and March. When the immune system is working properly, all cells, tissues, and organs should be strong enough to fight off infection.