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What was a major effect of the 1918 influenza pandemic

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So many people died from this terrible sickness. 1/3 of our population was affected, and around 50 million lives were lost to this sickness.
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The global magnitude and spread of the pandemic was exacerbated by World War I, which itself is estimated to have killed roughly 10 million civilians and 9 million troops.10 Not only did the mass movement of troops from around the world lead to the spread of the disease, tens of thousands of Allied and Central Power ...

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