The Return of the Spanish Lady: The 1918 Influenza Virus is Back by Alain Normand (Author) 2.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings. The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus.Lasting February 1918 to April 1920, it infected 500 million people–about a third of the world's population at the time–in four successive waves. This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. ISBN. ISBN-13: 978-1425923761. In the 473-page book the author, Thomas Soltis, Ph.D. brings together a complete history of the travels and impact of the "Spanish Lady" - the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. By the end of July 1918, after infecting people all around the world, this first wave of the Spanish flu appeared to be dying out. Why is ISBN important?

ISBN-10: 1425923763. This entire project began in 2017 when a colleague of Dr. Soltis at the Westmoreland Community College suggested doing something to commemorate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the influenza pandemic. As Our Lady foretold, Jacinta died alone, far from her relatives and friends, due to complications arising from the Spanish Flu pandemic, which swept around the world between Jan. 1918 and Dec. 1920. The Second Wave Is More Deadly In late August 1918, the second wave of the Spanish flu struck three port cities at nearly the same time.