The Biggest Difference Between Spanish Flu and Coronavirus COVID-19
As the fear of a Coronavirus outbreak sweeps the globe, it’s been compared to the Spanish Flu. But Spanish Flu had one major difference no one mentioned—it attacked the young and healthy including professional athletes
5 min readMar 10, 2020
Between January 1918 and December 1920, Spanish Flu infected an estimated 500 Million people and resulted in an estimated 17–100 Million deaths worldwide.