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The US entered World War 1
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soldiers begin training for WWI and head out to fight
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The flu is being found in the US because many people begin to get infected
It begins to affect the soldiers in kansas
The flu begins to spread through out the US fast -
The first cases reported are in Kansas with 18 infected and 3 deaths
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The flu is beginning to be brought to the public where it is in the news
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The first wave of the flu finishes during the spring killing thousands of people
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Many cases are seen throughout the the summer even though the first wave was finished
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The second wave of the flu begins attacking the Army training camp called Camp Devens which is near Boston
Second wave becomes fatal and spreads rapidly
QUARANTINE STARTS DURING THIS TIME -
The vaccine is beginning to be worked on where it costed about $1 million
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Stores and schools begin to shut down
People are now being forced to start wearing masks
People can not be form in large social gatherings -
People start labeling their doors with quarantine signs to show that they have been infected with the flu and are isolating -
The people started having depressive episodes due to the quarantine during the flu which caused many people to be in distress.
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Some stores begin to open back up
People are being encouraged to walk to work instead of using public transportation -
The third wave was less deadly than the second but still killed many people
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People are be encouraged to be a nurse because there has been a shortage of nurses during this time
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the third wave of the flu started to die down during the summer time