[DOC] [TLE] 1918 flu pandemic - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918  December 1920) was an unusually 
deadly influenza ... Most influenza outbreaks disproportionately kill juvenile, 
elderly, or already weakened patients; .... The Allies of World War I came to call it 
the Spanish flu, primarily because the ... The disease killed in every corner of the 
globe. [DOC] [TLE] The 1918 Influenza Epidemic was a Vaccine-caused Disease ... [PAR] Jul 11, 2009 ... The death and disease rate among the vaccinated soldiers was four times higher 
than among ... and poisoning of some kind or another is usually the cause of 
disease. ... And gov'ts still cite the 'Spanish flu' outbreak as a reason for ... This is 
one reason Americans live nearly twice as long as a century ago. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Flu  Iowa Pathways - Iowa Public Television [PAR] In school playgrounds all across America, children were singing the above ... of 
their classmates were suffering from a new disease called Spanish Influenza. ... 
hit the United States in 1918 and 1919, more than 500,000 people died. ... The 
influenza epidemic had begun as World War I (1914-1918) was coming to an end
. [DOC] [TLE] Viewpoint: The deadly disease that killed more people than WW1 ... [PAR] Oct 13, 2014 ... A deadly illness took hold as WW1 ended and killed an estimated 50 million 
people globally. ... In just one year the average life expectancy in America 
dropped by 12 years, according to the US National Archives. A peace to end all 
wars? .... dramatic outbreaks like those of Ebola today or of the Spanish Flu... [DOC] [TLE] Infectious Disease News: Is another influenza pandemic coming ... [PAR] Researchers investigate Spanish influenza sample found in WWI soldier's lungs. 
... had spread it to farm families  to every nation on earth, leaving 500,000 
Americans and 21 million others dead. ... "This was an unusual type of virus,'' 
said Taubenberger. ... But the chicken flu also proved to be a dead end for 
researchers. [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Facts About the 1918 Flu Pandemic - Toptenz.net [PAR] Apr 11, 2011 ... Not only did the pandemic kill more people than died in World War I, but it ... 
Influenza A is just one type of Influenza; the two other types being B and C. ... The 
Asian Flu outbreak (H2N2) of 1957 was a descendent of the 1918 strain. ... of the 
disease struck Camp Devens, near Boston in September of 1918. [DOC] [TLE] PressReader - Costa del Sol News: 2014-08-07 - Was Spanish flu ... [PAR] Aug 7, 2014 ... The disease was so severe it killed up to 20% of those infected, compared to the 
0.1% of a 'normal' flu epidemic (but remember this 'normal' flu still kills about 
500,000 ... 'Spanish' tag is all down to heavy censorship at the end of the war, ... 
The pandemic was also extraordinary because most flu outbreaks... [DOC] [TLE] by Anne Sealey - Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective [PAR] Although SARS is a different type of virus, such frightening symptoms brought to 
mind one of the ... While diseases such as HIV and Ebola brought viruses back 
into the ... By contrast, cancer kills 500,000 Americans annually and car crashes 
kill 42,000. .... This is why the 1918 pandemic was referred to as the Spanish Flu. [DOC] [TLE] Epidemics, National Security, and US Immigration Policy - Center for ... [PAR] Aug 6, 2015 ... Third, it will present three broad types of immigration measures US leaders ... (
Spanish Flu) outbreak during World War I and disease killed more ... struck near 
the end of World War I to kill an estimated 500,000 Americans in a... [DOC] [TLE] Influenza Pandemics Now, Then, and Again | Origins: Current ... [PAR] In 2005, Dr. Terrence Tumpey, a Center for Disease Control Microbiologist, 
examines ... and the successes and failures of social and medical responses to 
end them, ... Although SARS is a different type of virus, such frightening 
symptoms ... By contrast, cancer kills

Question: Near the end of WWI, an outbreak of the "Spanish" type of this disease killed 500,000 Americans
Answer: the flu