100th anniversary of Spanish flu epidemic By Amanda Salinas, FOX 7 Austin FOX 7 Austin Health Published May 9, 2018 12:44 PM CDT Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Published May 9, 2018 12:44 PM CDT It's been a century since the Spanish Flu epidemic when more than 500 million people worldwide were infected and about 20 million to 50 million died including 700,000 Americans. Dr. Kumar has more.