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How did the influenza pandemic make the transition from war to peace more difficult after world war 1?

Of the United States soldiers who died in Europe, half of them fell to the influenza virus and not to the enemy. An estimated 43,000 servicemen who were mobilized for WWI died of influenza.


What was the major disease circulating around America during World War 1?

It's influenza and the pandemic started the year WW1 ended


What pandemic killed more people including many US servicemen at the end of World War 1 than any disease in the written history of the world?

INFLUENZA as well as Dysentary they called it the bloody flux then.


How many world epidemics have there been in the last 150 years?

In the last 150 years, there have been several significant world epidemics and pandemics, including the 1918 influenza pandemic, the HIV/AIDS epidemic starting in the late 20th century, the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, and the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2019. Other notable outbreaks include the Ebola virus in West Africa and the Zika virus outbreak. Overall, the exact number of epidemics can vary depending on definitions and criteria used, but there have been numerous impactful events during this period.


What pandemic disease threatened soldiers and civilians during the late stages of the war?

During the late stages of World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic posed a significant threat to both soldiers and civilians. This highly contagious influenza outbreak infected about one-third of the world's population and resulted in millions of deaths globally. The crowded conditions of military camps and hospitals exacerbated the spread, leading to severe health crises in both military and civilian populations. The pandemic ultimately had a profound impact on the war's outcome and post-war recovery efforts.

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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.


What is the World Health Organization's definition of health?

World Health Organization Definition of Pandemic:"An influenza pandemic occurs with the appearance of a new influenza virus against which none of us has any immunity. This results in several, simultaneous epidemics worldwide with high numbers of cases and deaths. With the increase in global transport and communications, as well as urbanization and overcrowded conditions, epidemics due to the new influenza virus are likely to be established quickly around the world."


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.


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.


What are some world events from 1918?

World War 1 ended and the influenza pandemic started, which would kill more people.


Was the flu pandemic of 1918 the worst pandemic ever?

Update, Current situation :It was. "Pandemic" means spread around the entire world ("pan" means ALL). Swine flu was a true pandemic and reached every country in the world before it was over.The World Health Organization's Director-General, Margaret Chan, announced on August 10, 2010 that the Pandemic Phase was over and we entered the Post Pandemic Phase.A pandemic is a disease that spreads over a wide geographic area, affecting a large proportion of the population.Swine Flu has reached geographic regions globally due to the ease and frequency of Global traveling. It met the criteria of a pandemic due to the spread to all continents of the world. The Pandemic Phase does not indicate an increase in severity of the disease, it indicates the total global spread, which does cause an increase in total numbers of cases and transmissions world wide.---------------------World Health Organization raises Pandemic Level to Phase 6 - Pandemic Phase.From WHO news conference 11 June 2009:"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 link below in related links section.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.


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.


When was the great influenza?

The "Spanish Flu" global pandemic (1918-1919) was the most devastating epidemic in history. It began in the fall of 1918 and killed between 20 million and 40 million people worldwide. Twenty percent of the world's population were infected. Those people between 20 and 40 were most at risk of dying from it.


That there is going to be a huge pandemic or epidemic of the swine flu?

== == "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. == ==


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))


How did the influenza pandemic make the transition from war to peace more difficult after world war 1?

Of the United States soldiers who died in Europe, half of them fell to the influenza virus and not to the enemy. An estimated 43,000 servicemen who were mobilized for WWI died of influenza.


What is a pandemic flu?

Pandemic Flu Pandemic refers to contagious or infectious diseases that are usually worldwide or spread across several continents. Some examples of diseases that have caused past pandemics would be cholera, small pox, the bubonic plague, typhus, the Spanish flu, and the Asian flu. Flu refers to influenza. Human influenza pandemics, such as the 2009 novel swine flu (A-H1N1/09) pandemic, are caused by the influenza virus subtypes of A-H1N1. A-H1N1/09 is the subtype that caused this recent swine flu pandemic. It was declared a pandemic on June 11, 2009 by WHO (World Health Organisation). A flu virus that becomes prevalent throughout the world (Apex)