The Spanish flu swept the world between January 1918 through December 1920, infecting over 500 million people around the world. At first, it was just a normal flu, but it's second wave was the deadliest. But just why did the Spanish flu decimate the world population and what made it so deadly? In todays animated history video, we're taking a look at the lessons we can learn from Spanish flu and see just what went wrong. | The Infographics Show

In 1918, the very first signs of the Spanish Flu pandemic were kept under wraps. So how did the deadly illness get its name? | BBC

History of Pandemics This visual infographic illustrates the scale of the novel coronavirus, by death toll. The COVID-19 death toll has well surpassed that of MERS (850) and SARS (770). The hope, however, is that measures enacted to self-isolate and self-quarantine will keep the death toll much lower. | CBS 8 San Diego