[sotd] February 11, 2004 [Influenza, 1918
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Site of the Day for Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Influenza, 1918
From the "American Experience" series of the Public Broadcasting System in
the U.S. comes the riveting website based on the program "Influenza, 1918",
sometimes known as the "Spanish Lady". With serious global concerns rising
about the current avian flu outbreak, Gentle Subscribers may wish to delve
into the horrifying flu pandemic of 1918 which killed more people than the
14th century "Black Death", for an historical perspective.
"'Influenza 1918' is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has
ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000
Americans -- more than all the combat deaths of this century combined. ...
'For the survivors we spoke to,' says producer Robert Kenner, 'the memory
is one of horror and fear -- which may explain why many Americans were
willing to let those few terrible months fade into obscurity.
Schoolchildren know more about the Black Plague from centuries ago than
they do about this episode in our recent history.'" - from the website
The site features a program transcript, gripping archival material,
accounts of the pandemic's track through a number of major U.S. cities and
the preventative measures taken at the time. A map and timeline of the
epidemic are included as well as scientific speculation about whether it
could happen again.
March to the website for a compelling look at the 1918 flu pandemic in
America at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/
A.M. Holm
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