denguegopher
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I am no Michael Osterholm, although we are both Luther College alum. I have however been teaching an Introduction to Epidemiology course since 1994. That does not make me an expert, but I have been reading about diseases since my department chair assigned my that course in '94. Another chair subsequently assigned me to teach a History of Public Health class which compliments the other course. Anyway, I think that its probably too early to predict if there will be a football season. The Gophers did play in 1918, the season did not start until early October though, (not sure if that was normal or not at the time). Some have noted the Spanish Flu had 3 waves. The middle wave, the fall of 2018, was the most deadly, "most people died in a 13 week period between mid-Sept and mid December" (Spinney, 2017). So assuming that the following link is correct, they played at that time. The attendances are notably smaller. Hard to say what will happen.
Spinney, L. (2017). Pale Rider: the Spanish Flu of 1918 and how it changed the world. Hatchett Book Group, New York.
Spinney, L. (2017). Pale Rider: the Spanish Flu of 1918 and how it changed the world. Hatchett Book Group, New York.
1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team - Wikipedia
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