“There are sick people everywhere – in cities, towns and villages”. The course of the Spanish flu epidemic in Poland
Journal: Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych
Year: 2012

“There are sick people everywhere – in cities, towns and villages”. The course of the Spanish flu epidemic in Poland(Summary)The 1918–20 epidemic of Spanish flu killed 50 to 100 million people throughout the world. As observed during its course, as well as later research, the pandemic came in waves and in several stages. The most lethal was the wave which struck in the autumn of 1918, coinciding with the end of World War I. The pandemic was concurrent with several changes of fundamental importan