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Pandemic Flu: 1918 and Now- Part 1

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Today’s H1N1 flu is highly contagious.It’s considered a worldwide pandemic.But it is mild compared to the Spanish Flu Pandemic which killed up to 50 million people in 1918 and 1919.Wisconsin didn’t escape the tragedy.We begin our series on “Pandemic Flu: 1918 and now”.Mike Simonson has our first report from Superior…

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