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innocuously enough in the spring of 1918 spreading through populations on both sides of the Atlantic. Remarkable for its highly infectious nature, the spring strain was relatively non-lethal, rarely killing infected individuals (Kolata, 1999). Thus little more than average attention was paid to the precursor of a virus that would eventually kill between twenty-one and one-hundred million individuals worldwide (Barry, 2004). Only after the fall wave of the 1918 influenza did it become a requirement

The influenza pandemic of 1918 had not only altered the lives of thousands, but the habitual lives of family and work as well. The Spanish Influenza collected more lives than all of the casualties of war in the twentieth century combined. After the disease had swept through the nation, towns that once began their days in lazy, comfortable manners had begun to struggle to get through a single day. What started as a mild neglect of a typical fever or case of chills had escalated and grown at an alarmingly

European country in 1918. The flu spread far and wide because of the troops in World War 1. World War 1 made its own pandemic. On a large scale, war provided a great place for a disease. With weakened immune systems, short on food, traveling, and wounded people are a big problem. On a regular basis, when a new strain develops, its homeland is East Asia. And some think that domestic or wild ducks in Asia may also be incubators for new strains of the disease. The great flu pandemic of 1918 killed millions

The 1918 Flu Pandemic Abstract One of the most virulent strains of influenza in history ravaged the world and decimated the populations around the world. Present during World War I, the 1918 strain of pandemic influenza found many opportunities to spread through the war. At the time, science wasn’t advanced enough to study the virus, much less find a cure; medical personnel were helpless when it came to fighting the disease, and so the flu went on to infect millions and kill at a rate 25 times

The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic was a deathly virus that made its way to every across the globe by 1919, leaving a devastating affect on the world’s population and leaving many questioning any previous faith in religion and modern science. This essay will explore the global affect of the Spanish Flu Epidemic with special reference to its impact on South African society. Victims of the Spanish flu epidemic suffered from an acute infection in the respiratory system. The virus itself takes its form in

Walking down any given street in the year 1918 between the months of June and December, one would take notice of coffins lining the sidewalks. Nobody was on the streets, and dead bodies were stuffed into every available space. The Flu Epidemic of 1918 not only was the most devastating event of the twentieth century, but propelled the United States to search for a vaccine that has not yet been found, causing concern that the flu will strike again.      Influenza has been around

John Barry Many historians call the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 the deadliest disease outbreak of all time. As many as 100 million people were killed as a direct result of this disease (Taubenberger 1). The Great Pandemic affected everyone, the prosperous and the poor, developed and underdeveloped nations. Entire villages in Alaska were wiped out because of the viral disease (Public Health Service). The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 was caused by World War One, a high volume of immigration, and

1918 Spanish Flu It was the year 1918, Many people were fighting viciously in the World War fighting for what each side had believed was true and fair. Both the allied and the axis powers were butting heads across Europe, Asia and Africa. As the war was coming to an end a massive 16 million lives were taken from the war-torn events that had taken place. While the war effort was in full force both domestically and internationally, A secret war was brewing under the surface becoming the underlying

Influenza pandemic 1918 The influenza pandemic of 1918 was a tragic event in New Zealand history that killed many. The influenza also known as the spanish flu broke out after World War One ending in 1918. The spanish flu was a worldwide disease that is thought to have originated from america, the spanish flu has always been about but the second wave was spread by European soldiers and was much more deadly and vicious infecting the world everywhere. Although it did not originate in Spain it was called

How did the Spanish Flu affect the lives of people in England 1918? The Spanish Flu in 1918 affected the lives of a younger population, and affected the human body in a different way. It was also a disease that spread worldwide. Stanford EDU states, “It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.” To start off, the Spanish Flu is an influenza pandemic. The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1918 was one of the greatest medical disaster of the 20th century, states Historic