SPANISH
FLU
PANDEMIC
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The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918: Causes, Symptoms, and Medical Treatment, Summaries of Spanish Culture
An overview of the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, the most severe pandemic in recent history caused by an H1N1 virus with avian origins. the symptoms of the disease, the medical treatment used during the pandemic, and its evolution by 1920.
What you will learn
- What caused the Spanish Flu Pandemic?
- What were the symptoms of the Spanish Flu?
- How was the Spanish Flu treated during the pandemic?
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SPANISH
FLU
PANDEMIC
(^) The 1918 influenza pandemic, also known by the misnomer Spanish flu or as the Great Influenza epidemic. (^) Was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring
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). TYPE A FORMS
OF INFLUENZA ARE THE ONLY ONES KNOWN SO FAR TO CAUSE
PANDEMICS (OUTBREAKS WORLDWIDE).
WHAT WERE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE SPANISH FLU?
- (^) A sudden, and sometimes very high, fever.
- (^) Dry cough.
- (^) Headache and body aches.
- (^) Sore throat.
- (^) Chills.
- (^) Runny nose.
- (^) Loss of appetite.
- (^) Extreme tiredness (fatigue).
END OF THE PANDEMIC (^) By 1920, the virus that caused the pandemic evolved to become much less deadly and subsequently caused only ordinary seasonal flu. By 1921, deaths had returned to pre-pandemic levels