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10 wrz 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.
The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.
12 paź 2010 · The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 was the deadliest pandemic in world history, infecting some 500 million people across the globe—roughly one-third of the population—and causing up to 50...
21 wrz 2021 · What caused the Spanish flu? The Spanish flu was a type A form of influenza virus that started in a bird host (bird flu), as discovered during later research. At some point, it was transmitted to mammals. Influenza types A and B are responsible for seasonal epidemics of flu (outbreaks in communities).
27 sty 2011 · Severe damage, including extensive edema and hemorrhagic exudates, was observed in the lungs of the virus-infected animals , as reported for patients who succumbed to the “Spanish” influenza, leading to acute respiratory distress and death (Figure 1).
8 paź 2018 · The severity of this pandemic resulted from a complex interplay between viral, host, and societal factors. Here, we review the viral, genetic and immune factors that contributed to the severity of the 1918 pandemic and discuss the implications for modern pandemic preparedness.
The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic appeared in Breslau (now Wrocław), Poland, in October 1918, causing high mortality. The “W-shaped” age-specific mortality pattern indicated in the graph was seen worldwide. Influenza age-specific mortality is usually U-shaped with higher mortality in infants and the elderly.
