The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Worldwide Spread

Russia was the first country to report the influenza pandemic. The viral infection didn't take long to spread throughout the city of St. Petersburg and the rest of Russia. After about a week, the infection hit Europe hard, which then gave it to every other country around the world. Though air travel wasn't around yet, the transportation that did exist was enough to distribute the flu everywhere. 

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