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Silent Holocaust: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19 and Its Effects on Wilmington, North Carolina
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28681
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In 1918 the world-wide epidemic of Spanish influenza reached Wilmington, North Carolina. As the influenza quickly spread, Wilmington went into a state of panic and worked at maximum capacity to combat the epidemic. Described as the greatest disease holocaust of history, the epidemic caused immense loss and suffering.
Source:
Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, Oct 1991,
p1-7, f
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