My grandparents lived through it, but my parents did not as Dad was born in 1928 and Mom in 1930.
Most cases of the virus made their appearance within three to four days. Common symptoms included fever, cough, sneezing, headache, body ache and bloodshot eyes. However, many cases developed into bacterial pneumonia, meningitis and severe ear infection that struck suddenly and spread to the brain.
One day a person could feel perfectly fine and the next could be severely ill. Many deaths were actually attributed to the secondary infections that could not be fought with weakened immune systems. (Sounds a bit familiar.)
With limited antibiotics and no vaccines, United States hospitals and morgues filled up quickly and to overflowing.
--Cooter
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