I NEVER believe the Chinese press because they LIE, LIE and LIE some more.
Their hygienic practices are non-existent. If cleanliness were free...different story. But cleanliness COSTS money and people get NO MONEY from it.
So filth is cheap but the price is these occasional plagues.
Let's HOPE it stays in China.
An epidemic occurs when a disease affects a greater number people than is usual for the locality or one that spreads to areas not usually associated with the disease.
A pandemic is an epidemic of world-wide proportions. Check out infoplease.com for more information about Major U.S. Epidemics.
How many died in the 1918 Flu pandemic? | Non-Product QA
https://www.wherewhywhen.com/how-many-died-in-the-1918-flu-pandemic
In 1918 the flu claimed three times as many life’s as World War 1, with no less than 50 million having died from the flu. 5% of the world’s population died.
TIL that the Spanish Flu was named that because it’s effects on countries involved in WW1 were censored for morale. …
Other things you may find interesting: It was avian influenza It probably has killed as many or more people than did war ....The Spanish flu killed both Dodge brothers on their way to the New York Auto show.
And the weak inherited the world as it predominantly killed young adults.
The Great Pandemic of 1918: State by State - FluTrackers ...
https://flutrackers.com/.../14750-the-great-pandemic-of-1918-state-by-state
By the time the pandemic finally passed, at least 150,000 Indianans had been afflicted by the pandemic. About 10,000 had died.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-myths-about-1918-flu-pandemic-180967810
Jan 12, 2018 · This year marks the 100th anniversary of the great influenza pandemic of 1918. Between 50 and 100 million people are thought to have died, representing as much as 5 percent of the world’s population. Half a billion people were infected.