La grippe la plus meurtrière

Abstract

Many questions remain unanswered regarding the so-called “Spanish” influenza pandemic of 1918. This article addresses three of them and describes the state of knowledge for each of them: Where did the pandemic start? How many people died? And why was it so deadly?

Keywords

• Pandémie
• Grippe espagnole
• Contagion
• Virulence
• Épidémiologie
• Mortalité