ELI5 Spanish Flu - as a global pandemic, why was it nicknamed Spanish Flu?
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Why was the Spanish Flu of 1918 called the Spanish Flu when it was a global pandemic? Why was the 2nd wave more deadly than the first? How many people were affected? Where did it originate?
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Article referenced:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
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