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Month: August 2020

Part 2 – La Grippe (H1N1 Virus)

Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 | by Alvin Blakes | 12 Comments

La Grippe (pronounced La greep) was the name for the Spanish Flu which caused the Pandemic in 1918-1919.  In the United States, it was widely spread by military personnel in the spring of 1918. Worldwide, 500 million people became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to…

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