How did the Spanish Flu Epidemic affect the first World War?

Question

I know that many, many people, including soldiers, died as a result of this disease, so did all the deaths really make a noticeable outcome on the result of the war? Had there not been this sudden epidemic, would there be a different ending in the war?
=] Opinions and facts appreciated.

Answer 1

The Spanish Flu of 1918-19 killed 60 to 100 million people world-wide, it started in the last year of the war and was spread by soldiers returning home from the war.
Source below states the epidemic started as a result of a U.S. Army bacteriological warfare weapon that somehow infected U.S. Army soldiers at Camp Riley, Kansas in 1918 and spread across the world. It's an interesting story.

P.S.
There was a strange thing about that flu outbreak, it affected mostly healthy young adults, usually, flu outbreaks affect juvenile, elderly, and/or weakened people, most of the people that died from that outbreak were 20 to 40 year old adults, strange.

Answer 2

Spanish Flu Ww1

Answer 3

the spanish flue began as an isolated outbreak toward the end of the war. When the war ended soldiers were mixing wiht the civilian population and became infected. With the movements of the soldiers fromt he infected areas to their respective homelands the flu was spread and the results are history.

The flue had no influence on the ending of the war. The results were catastrophic after the event.

Answer 4

The spanish flu didn't really affect the outcome of the war. it only really came into effect at the end. despite being named "spanish flu" it probably originated in Kansas, USA, where the first cases were reported. With the influx of troops into Europe from the US, people with no natural immunity were affected. With the end of the war large numbers of troops were gathered into barracks as they were de-mobilised. As the troops were in close proximity to each other the flu passed through them rapidly. Then as the troops travelled "home" the disease spread with them across europe and america.
Interestingly, spanish flu tended to kill the fitter, younger members of society (as opposed to the popular image of the weaker & elder). It's estimated 18 million died as a result.

Answer 5

NO!! the spanish flu came after WW1 had ended!! it killed so many soldiers because soldiers were weak form fighting in the war and being injured that is why so many soldiers died!! IT did make the aftermath much harder but it did not affect the result of the war [as far as fighting does]!! xx

Answer 6

wel it was a epidemic and it wasnt really treatable since as you know when u get sick u need to rest and such but these soilders were like at constant battle so much energy and time wasted and allowed the flu in them to get worse and to a extent kill them over a litttle time