Unveiling the Truth: The Real Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Colorado Boulder analyzed skeletal remains from the 1918 influenza pandemic to understand the death toll. Contrary to previous assumptions, the study found that frail or unhealthy individuals were more likely to die during the pandemic than young and healthy individuals. The research team examined lesions on shinbones to determine underlying conditions and concluded that those with active lesions were the most frail. The study challenges the narrative that the pandemic disproportionately affected healthy young people and highlights the complex factors that influenced mortality during that time.