It was terrible, killing millions.
Where has it gone? Is it still around?
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They are not sure where it started, but the two most likely places are the US and China based on outbreak patterns. The reason it is called the Spanish Flu is that Spain was basically the only country that reported on it as the others were in media blackout during the war. The theorists that think it originated in China think that it was related to the flu strain that came in the 1880s which is why older people seem to have survived it better as they had partial immunity.
As for why it was so terrible. That is due to WWI. The armies living in dirty fetid conditions in cramp quarters means disease spreads quickly and troop movements across continents means it spread far.
As for where it went? It is still among us. It has become a part of the seasonal flu once a large enough percentage of the population survived it and gained immunity or partial immunity.
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