By the end of 1918, 35% of Cleveland’s population had contracted either influenza or developed pneumonia
By the end of 1918, 3.5% of Cleveland’s population had contracted either influenza or developed pneumonia. 3,600 people…
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Cincinnati death toll reached 1700 from flu or pneumonia
In 1918, by the end of the influenza epidemic in Cincinnati, the death toll had reached 1700 from…
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Between 25 and 50 million people died from the influenza outbreak that began in 1918
In 1918, It was estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected…
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Bubonic plague broke out in Seattle
On Oct. 1, 1907, bubonic plague broke out in Seattle when three (possibly seven) people died. Rats were…
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Act to Prevent the Introduction of Contagious or Infectious Diseases into the U.S. went into effect
On Apr. 29, 1878, an Act of the U.S. Congress to Prevent the Introduction of Contagious or Infectious…
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Detroit Medical College founded
In 1868, Wayne State University was founded by five physicians who witnessed the crude medical treatment on Civil…
