What happed in 1914 flu pandemic?

Answer 1

Countries had a more difficult time rebuilding following World War I.

Answer 2

The pandemic from 1918 - 1919 was caused by an influenza virus that is typically called the Spanish Flu today. It was a very deadly pandemic during WW1 and is estimated to have killed between 25 and 50 million people world wide in that short time period, perhaps the worst human infectious disease toll in all of recorded history. The plague in the middle ages killed 8 to 13 million, for comparison. It may have influenced the outcome of some battles in WWI since it was taking a heavy toll on military men from all parts of the world.

Interestingly, the French called that flu the German Flu while it was called the French Flu in Germany. The only reason it is called the Spanish Flu is that it became world news when first reported widely in Spanish newspapers (that were some of the only papers that continued printing, publishing and distributing internationally during WWI.) It is believed that this pandemic probably actually originated in the US and spread globally by soldiers moving between the home front and foreign countries during the world war.

Answer 3

The word pandemic means world-wide. This flu occurred in 1918 to 1920. There were two waves. It was odd in a number of ways. It affected many people who were young, it killed up to 100 million people, it may have caused something called a cytokine storm and it was worse in spring and summer rather than fall and winter. It occurred during WWI and didn't have the news exposure because of that. It was also called the Spanish Flu for no good reason. More people died in 18 months than did in the 100 years of the "Black Death". It changed, as most of these do, so the virus wouldn't kill it's host and would have more to infect. Sounds rather odd to put it that way. As if it could actually think, but it does adapt.

Answer 4

The influenza pandemic occurred in the year 1918 to 1920. The disease infected 500 million people and took the lives of 50 to 100 million of those infected.