The First Reported Case of the Spanish Flu

Published: March 11, 2024, 7 a.m.

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March 11, 1918. A US army cook becomes the first person to be diagnosed with Spanish flu, setting off the deadliest pandemic in modern history. This episode originally aired in 2022.


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