View media onlyWWI, Spanish Flu Pandemic, 1918Protection against influenza. Men gargling with salt and water after a day working in the War Garden at Fort Dix. This is a preventive measure against the epidemic of influenza which has spread to army camps. The 1918 flu pandemic was an influenza pandemic. It was an unusually deadly and severe pandemic that spread across the world. Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify the geographic origin. Most victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks, which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or weakened patients. Western Newspaper Union, 1918 (cropped and cleaned).IdentifierAKG8141000PhotographeScience SourceCredit lineakg-images / © NARA/SCIENCE SOURCEImage date6.5.2016Période20E SIECLETopicARMEEGRIPPE ESPAGNOLEHISTOIREPANDÉMIEPREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE (1914-1918) ; GRANDE GUERRESE GARGARISERGeographyAMERIQUEETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE (USA)Size4800px × 3717px (51 MB) 40.6 cm × 31.4 cm @ 300 dpiRestrictionsNo model release.No property release.Ajouter à la sélection: 'My First Lightbox'Ajouter au panierDownload
