Yesteryears: Equine flu of 1872 brought economy to a standstill – The Daily Progress


Yesteryears: Equine flu of 1872 brought economy to a standstill
The Daily Progress
Knowledgeable horse owners would deduce quickly that their animals had contracted the highly contagious equine flu. The disease wasn't particularly deadly, with the mortality rate ranging from about 2 to 10 percent. But it normally would take a week or ...

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