Fear of the Grippe Returning is one of the newspaper articles in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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1 MILLION DEAD FROM LAST EPIDEMIC.
INFLUENZA CASES WORRY PHYSICIANS.
Just a few years ago an influenza pandemic spread across the globe, spreading fever and misery to all within its touch, killing well over a million people. The Russian Flu, as it was called, experienced recurrences every year for several years then went dormant. Physicians are warning that another Grippe pandemic is due to spread, and advise patients to practice caution and cleanliness.
Fears are prevalent that influenza spreads by letters written by those who are diseased, sending the deadly disease by post. One physician claimed Grippe attacks the higher rather than lower classes, though this claim appears to be false in nature. The disease appears to be more prevalent in milder weather, and for those afflicted, whiskey and brandy are advantageous in finding relief.