Comments on: Spanish Influenza: The Last Of Five Infamous Epidemics We Hope We Never See

By: Chris Weber

Chris Weber — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:52:13 +0000

Funston certainly was in Kansas. It was located at the confluence of the Smoky Hill and Republican Rivers, where they become the Kansas River. Part of the confusion may be because it was more commonly called “Camp Funston,” and was located within the Army’s Fort Riley.

For confirmation, see the Army website below or Barry’s The Great Influenza pages 95-97.

http://www.riley.army.mil/OurPost/History.aspx

By: Bassman

Bassman — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:50:51 +0000

Careful of those nasty flies!
I haven’t read that one yet, althouugh I have a respectable little library of disease. I highly recommend “The Fever Trail” all about malaria.
BTW were news reports censured or censored?

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:17:53 +0000

lol. i was reading that book (the great influenza) when i caught a particularly nasty fly one year. i was feeling miserable and i went to the doctor to find out the problem, and i brought the book to read while i waited, and she laughed when she saw the book.
she says “book about the flu huh? funny, that’s what you have!”
that didn’t make me feel any better. lol

By: Debi

Debi — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:11:49 +0000

A Fort Funston in Kansas was attributed as the original outbreak site for the Spanish Influenza in the link to which your article refers. There never has been such a fort in Kansas. That fort is actually located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:44:35 +0000

I posted this on Chris’ behalf. First I posted it as me (not Chris). Then I forgot the Weird Science banner. Then I forgot to change the title from Yellow Fever.

The game is getting away from me. I need a time-out.

By: KJ

KJ — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:38:52 +0000

The title of this post says “Yellow Fever” yet the content is about the flu epidemic. And lately there has been an advertising campaign warning us to be prepared for the next pandemic. We’re due.