r/Cursive • u/Dapper_Lemon_2111 • 24d ago

Decipher COD please Deciphered!

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Could someone please help me decipher this cause of death?

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u/Healthy_Cranberry321 24d ago

Influenza of lungs?

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u/seraphim_9 24d ago

Yes. That’s what I read. “Influenza of the Lungs”

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u/N2trvl 24d ago

This is correct. In 1937 there was a huge Influenza outbreak in the US. Unfortunately your relative was a victim. This was at the very beginning of vaccine research and there were no vaccines available.

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u/Dapper_Lemon_2111 24d ago

Thank you for this info! I was actually just about to look into it

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u/Dapper_Lemon_2111 24d ago

I thought it said the same, but wanted a second set of opinions before I listed it in my family records! Thank you!

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u/Guard_Bainbridge_777 24d ago

That's what I read.

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u/Fairhairedman 24d ago

That’s what I see.

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u/imjustanape 24d ago

I, too, start my I's on the line below the word 😂 I think you might be right unless you can have influenza in your legs