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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?
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Soldiers infected in one country carried the infection to other countries.
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What was the major epidemic that swept the country after soldiers returned from ww1?
Spanish Influenza. It actually started before the war ended. The pandemic started around June 1918 and the war ended Nov 1918. By the time soldiers returned home, the flu had already killed millions.
What events which happened in the Philippines in 1918?
An influenza pandemic occurred in the Philippines in 1918 and 1919. Smallpox also ran rampant killing 65 percent of people infected.
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.
Why was influenza pandemic of 1918 a significant event following world war 1?
It prevented Europe from socially or economically recovering from the war
What Pandemic disease threatened soldiers and civilians on all sides during the late stages of the war?
In 1918, the Influenza Epidemic was an illness that affected every side and every home. The epidemic that crossed the land in 1918 killed more than the war itself.
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.
Is the spanish influenza a plague?
No, it was a pandemic.
Whats the most dangerous pandemic disease?
Influenza
When did the Australian influenza pandemic occur?
it never occured
How long was the influenza Pandemic of 1918?
18 months
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 has been the most destructive disease in history?
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Was Spanish Influenza Terminal?
For millions of people over the winter of 1918 to 1919, infection with the Spanish Flu was terminal or fatal - this was the largest pandemic of influenza on record, and is credited with helping to bring World War I to an end. However, not everyone who became infected with the Spanish Flu died of it, and there were millions of people who escaped being infected in the first place.
Which of the following terms describes the spread of influenza across Europe after the war?
pandemic
How did World War 1 contribute to the influenza pandemic of 1918?
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.
How do you use pandemic in a sentence?
the influenza pandemic rapidly killed tons of people in the middle ages
How great is the risk of swine flu becoming a pandemic?
"On the basis of available evidence and these expert assessments of the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met. I have therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from Phase 5 to Phase 6.The world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic." The transcripts of the Press Conference can be read (or videos watched) at the WHO site: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/influenzaAH1N1_presstranscript_20090611.pdf It is important to note that this does not indicate an increase in the severity, just that the criteria for Phase 6 regarding the spread of the Novel H1N1 Influenza have been met. This puts in to place additional steps by WHO and Nations' plans for control and prevention in such a widespread situation of pandemic.
