What sickness spread rapidly in training camps in georgia

Spanish flu spread rapidly in training camps in Georgia.

In the late year 1918, several men started showing up in the infirmary with symptoms that indicated towards serious illness. After more and more men came in, days after it was shown the men were ailing from serious Spanish flu. By the time October started, the infirmary which had 5 to 7 people was now flooded with more than 150 people who suffered from the flu. This was the case of Camp Hancock. After a few days, news was received that people were showing up in the infirmary of Camp Gordon, having the same symptoms that were shown by people in Hancock.

On October 5, an estimated number of 3,000 or so people were quarantined at Camp Hancock. Till then, near by cities were already effected by the virus. The outbreak was serious and caused the death of about 50 soldiers. Above that, many men had contradicted pneumonia as well.