Eastern North Carolina and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic

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Layne Carpenter (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: "As the Great War came to an end in the fall of 1918 , a lethal disease spread across the globe. By the time the epidemic concluded in March 1919 , more people died from the ""Spanish€ Influenza than died in the war , including an estimated 13 , 000 North Carolinians. This lecture will explore the deadly influenza virus strain and its rampage throughout the eastern counties of North Carolina. The impact on eastern North Carolina society , medical care , and public health will also be explored by examining primary sources from the period."

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"Layne Carpenter. ""Eastern North Carolina and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic"" (presentation , Medical History Interest Group lecture , Greenville , NC , October 28 , 2019)."

Language: English

Date: 2019

Keywords

history, medicine, Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919, North Carolina

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