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Flu Pandemic of 1918 Vocabulary Epidemic A widespead outbreak of an infectious disease in a community or country Influenza Flu, infectious disease caused by a virus Pandemic An outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads to multiple countries in various regions of the world Basic Facts Estimated that 30-50 million people died worldwide 675,000 Americans In perspective, 250,000 to 500,000 die each year worldwide now Why is it important? Why did it spread so bad? Why did so many people die? What have we learned?