We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918

Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 ICN #006719 - January 2010 PIN 700293 In 1918-1919, the worst flu in recorded history killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. The U.S. death toll was 675,000 - five times the number of U.S. soldiers killed in World War I. Where did the 1918 flu come from? Why was it so lethal? What did we learn? Study materials are available at avaianflu.gov. This movie is part of the collection: FedFlix Producer: Department of Health and Human Services Language: English Keywords: hhs.gov; public.resource.org Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal Content Hosting sponsored by Archive.org