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How did World War 1 contribute to the influenza pandemic of 1918?
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∙ 12y ago
The disgusting conditions in the trenches and the close quarters the men lived in made the spread of the disease easy. The sick soldiers went to the medical tents. The doctors and nurses who didn't get sick returned home, bringing the virus with them.
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∙ 11y agoIt has been called the Spanish Flu and broke out in 1918, lasting approximately 2 years with millions upon millions of victims and deaths throughout the world. It was a Type A influenza virus and was a subtype of H1N1 (but different from "swine flu").
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∙ 13y agoThe Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 was caused by an H1N1 influenza virus, which killed 50 million people.
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How did the great global influenza pandemic of 1918 help the end of world war 1?
it made most of the soldiers sick
What epidemic killed 700000 Americans between 1918 and 1919?
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than WW1. The pandemic killed between 20 and 40 million people. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351.
What pandemic hit the world in 1918?
spanish flu
What preventions did they have for influenza in 1918?
They didnt have any medicines or vaccinations for the 1918 influenza in New Zealand. People just had to suffer!
Great strides in genetics came after which epidemic?
influenza 1918
How long was the influenza Pandemic of 1918?
18 months
How did world war 1 contribute to influenza pandemic?
During the same time as WW1 there was a pandemic of influenza that killed millions of people world wide. It is commonly called the Spanish Flu.
What has been the most destructive disease in history?
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
What are some world events from 1918?
World War 1 ended and the influenza pandemic started, which would kill more people.
How common was the 1919 biggest killer in 1992?
The 1918 flu pandemic (the Spanish Flu) was an influenza pandemic that spread widely across the world. The pandemic lasted from March 1918 to June 1920. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War 1 at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. Known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe" the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster.
How did the movement of soldiers during World War 1 contribute to the global influenza flu pandemic of 1918 to 1919 which killed millions of people?
Answer this question… Soldiers infected in one country carried the infection to other countries.
How did the great global influenza pandemic of 1918 help the end of world war 1?
it made most of the soldiers sick
Worldwide outbreak disease?
A worldwide out break of a disease is called a pandemic.
What Disease were there during World War 1?
Influenza. There wasn't just the influenze pandemic of 1918! there was manyy manyy more! trench foot, lice, rats, the three-day ((early signs of influenza reapearing))
Why is World War 1 called a pandemic?
It isn't, you may be thinking of the world wide Influenza outbreak of 1918-19 that killed more United States troops than the war did.
What epidemic occurred in 1919?
In 1914, the influenza epidemic that ended with the Pandemic of 1918 first started in Europe with episodes of purulent bronchitis. By the end of the Pandemic in 1919, approximately 50 million people died from either the purulent bronchitis or the actual influenza.
What was happening in America in 1918?
The end of World War IThe Influenza Pandemic of 1918Woodrow Wilson was president.Ford's famous Model T was in the middle of it's 19 years of production.
