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The “Spanish” influenza pandemic of 1918–1919, which caused ≈50 million deaths worldwide, remains an ominous warning to public health. Many questions about its origins, its unusual epidemiologic features, and the basis of its pathogenicity remain unanswered.
When influenza appeared in the United States in 1918, Americans responded to the incursion of disease with measures used since Antiquity, such as quarantines and social distancing. During the pandemic's zenith, many cities shut down essential services.
The 1918 influenza pandemic occurred in three waves and was the most severe pandemic in history. The first outbreak of flu-like illnesses was detected in the U.S. in March, with more than 100 cases reported at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas. During 1918, the U.S. was engaged in WWI.
20 paź 2024 · Influenza pandemic of 1918–19, the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century and among the most devastating pandemics in human history. The outbreak was caused by influenza type A subtype H1N1 virus. Learn about the origins, spread, and impact of the influenza pandemic of 1918–19.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FIGUREI-Weeklytotal and excess influenza-pneumonia mortality in a group of about 95 cities in the United States, 1920-1929. Dates on graph are middle (Wednesday) of the peak weeks. (Excess over median rates for corresponding weeks for the period 1921-1927. The 52 medians representing " normal" or "expected ...
This infographic explains what influenza and pandemics are and how the influenza pandemic of 1918–19 spread. That pandemic was the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century and, in total number of deaths, among the most devastating pandemics in history.
21 lis 2011 · Despite the extraordinary number of global deaths, most influenza cases in 1918 (>95% in most locales in industrialized nations) were mild and essentially indistinguishable from influenza cases today.
