Bad case of the flu?

[lozina]

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Ministers have been warned an outbreak of a deadly flu virus is long overdue - the last one was in 1968.

Last year, the World Health Organization said an flu pandemic was "inevitable" and countries across the world should start preparing.

There were three flu pandemics during the 20th century. The worst one in 1918 killed up to 50m, including more than 200,000 in the UK.

Wow, I never really read about the history of flu pandemics, so this 50 million killed number in 1918 is news to me. It's hard for me to imagine a flu virus becoming so deadly, but I guess thousands die from regular flu every year in America right?

And just to get it out of everyone's system:

It's Bush's fault!
It's Clinton's fault!