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Woodrow Wilson

This U.S. President led the country during its entrance into World War I and during the 1918 flu pandemic. The author argues that with his intentions of making the people of the country united in the war effort, he in effect made conditions ripe for an epidemic.

William Henry Welch

This individual was one of the most influential men in the history of American medicine. He was the first dean at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and helped hire the teachers for that school.

Wilmer Krusen

This individual was the director of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Charities during the 1918 flu pandemic. He did little to protect the city and denied that the flu posed a threat to Philadelphia.

Paul Lewis

This individual was a first-generation medical scientist brought into the Navy as a lieutenant commander to help diagnose a mysterious sickness spreading among the...

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