How Did The Spanish Flu Affect People In 1918

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In 1918 the Spanish Flu affected people in many ways and needed an strong medicine to prevent it. The flu wiped out many families and caused some of the U.S. businesses to shut down. An average person can catch the flu by coughing, sneezing, and sharing items with other people. When someone would get the Spanish Flu their skin would turn blue and fluids would fill their lungs causing them to suffocate. The Spanish Flu and the Swine Flu are very similar. They are both diseases that are widespread and they both involve influenzas. The flu not only wiped out many people but it also brought the society down. Luckily people started to grow immune to the disease and they came up with an vaccine a year later. The doctors and scientists finally came