What year was the Spanish flu pandemic, how many people died and was it worse than Covid-19?
THE Spanish flu was the most devastating pandemic in modern history, with one-third of world's population getting infected.
It was caused by a virus with genes of an avian origin, according to the CDC, and was otherwise known as the swine flu.
How many people died in the Spanish flu pandemic?
About 50million people died around the world, and 675,000 lost their lives in the US.
A total of 500million people were infected with the virus.
In fact, 1919 is the ninth best year for the Dow from 1915 to 2019, the news outlet reported.
“Areas that were more severely affected by the 1918 Flu Pandemic saw a sharp and persistent decline in real economic activity,” wrote economist Sergio Correa, New York Fed researcher Stephan Luck and MIT's Emil Verner, according to .
While Covid-19 is far from done, the damage has been less severe - even though a .
Treatments are much better in the 21st century, and the spread of the pandemic a century ago was quickened by World War I.
The US economy has suffered much worse during the current pandemic, including .
However, there are some striking similarities, from the two outbreaks.