Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu Of 1918 And How It ... | Must See

: Spinney explores why the virus was so uniquely deadly to healthy young adults (ages 20–40). It likely triggered an overreaction of the immune system, meaning those with the strongest defenses were paradoxically at the highest risk.

In , science journalist Laura Spinney provides a "masterful account" of the 1918 pandemic, which killed between 50 and 100 million people —surpassing the death tolls of both World Wars combined. Book Spotlight: Pale Rider by Laura Spinney Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It ...

: Written before the COVID-19 pandemic, the book’s chapters on "naming" viruses to avoid stigma and the human tendency toward superstition and racism during a crisis feel "eerily resonant" today. : Spinney explores why the virus was so