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Ithaca History Center opens exhibit about 1900’s Spanish flu epidemic

Ithaca History Center opens exhibit about 1900’s Spanish flu epidemic

By Kelsey O'Connor, Editor in Chief October 11, 2012
Typically, the seasonal flu is most likely to affect children and the elderly who have weaker immune systems. This was not the case for the more recent H1N1 flu, which affected people in the “healthy adult” age bracket, most between the ages of 18 and 64. The Spanish flu was a similar story.
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