The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
In the last century, there have been several notable pandemics, including the 1918 influenza pandemic, the 1957 H2N2 influenza pandemic, the 1968 H3N2 influenza pandemic, the HIV/AIDS pandemic beginning in the late 20th century, the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, and the COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2019. Overall, these events highlight the recurring nature of pandemics and their significant impact on global health.
A worldwide out break of a disease is called a pandemic.
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.
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.
An influenza pandemic occurred in the Philippines in 1918 and 1919. Smallpox also ran rampant killing 65 percent of people infected.
World War 1 ended and the influenza pandemic started, which would kill more people.
it made most of the soldiers sick
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.
A pandemic of Spanish flu (influenza) which began in August 1918 and ran for about six months killing over 20 million people.
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))
Mary Aldis Draper died in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was a widespread outbreak of the influenza virus that affected millions globally. The pandemic was particularly severe, and many individuals, including Draper, succumbed to the illness. Specific details about her death may not be widely documented, but it was part of the larger context of the pandemic's devastating impact.