Argentina's 1918 Flu: The Spanish Flu in Buenos Aires

In 1918, the Spanish Flu arrived in Argentina through the port of Buenos Aires, carried by ships from Europe and North America. The epidemic hit the city hard, killing thousands, and exposed deep inequalities in housing and healthcare. This episode follows the virus's spread through the conventillos and barrios, the government's response under President Hipólito Yrigoyen, and the work of doctors like José Penna and Gregorio Araoz Alfaro. We look at how the city's public health infrastructure was overwhelmed, how the press and public reacted, and what the aftermath meant for Argentina's health system. With echoes of earlier crises and lessons for today, this is a story of disease, politics, and resilience in a rapidly changing city.

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