I don't know how they pin pointed the Spanish flu thing; I only was able to hear the last part of the program. It was very sad. Karen -----Original Message----- From: JRose10700@aol.com <JRose10700@aol.com> To: EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 10:40 AM Subject: Re: Epidemic > >I could be wrong -- I am no doctor nor medical practitioner of any kind. But >it seems to me that typhoid "epidemics" are local. That is, an infected well >or small stream, for instance, carries the typhoid germ and everyone who >drinks from it may become ill. But they are usually localized and the >sickness does not spread far beyond the use of that particular source of >water. >As for source of Spanish flu. How can anyone 80 years later pinpoint its >source to one specific location, like Fort Riley? I don't understand. >love >joan > >