The 1918 Flu’s Deadlier Toll

Quick question: What killed more people in 1918, World War I or something else?

The war was everywhere. Trenches, explosions, millions already dying.

But that wasn't the real killer. A flu slipped through soldiers, ships,

and trains, quiet, invisible, faster than armies. Within months,

one in three humans caught it. Cities filled with coughing instead of gunfire.

Healthy young adults collapsed overnight. Hospitals overflowed. Families vanished in days,

one year. No bombs, no battles, just breath. That's why 1918

became one of the deadliest years.