Events such as the outbreak of SARS show that even in our technologically advanced age a microscopic ‘bug’ can still create great fear and worry.
Friday, October 3, 2008 is the 90th anniversary of the start of a medical disaster never seen before in Winnipeg and will hopefully never be seen again.
On that day, two soldiers from Quebec returning from the war fell ill near Winnipeg. They were taken to the IODE Convalescence Home in Winnipeg where they died. They would be the first known Manitoba deaths due to the 'Spanish' Flu.
The deaths set in motion some of the strangest and darkest times the city has ever known.
For more about Winnipeg and the influenza pandemic.
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