The pandemic caused by the 1918 influenza outbreak was by far the most devastating single disease outbreak in modern history killing 50 to 100 million people during an 18-month period, and killed 72 out of 80 residents in Brevig Mission in a 5 day period.
The pandemic caused by the 1918 influenza outbreak was by far the most devastating single disease outbreak in modern history, killing 50 to 100 million people during an 18-month period. In Brevig Mission alone, it killed 72 out of 80 residents in a 5 day period.