Spanish Influenza By Yilin Introduction Spanish Influenza was

Spanish Influenza By Yilin

Introduction Spanish Influenza was a terrible illness that spreaded across Europe and was brought to many countries by returning soldiers from the First World War and ships bring food to feed the starving nations.

How it got it’s name The Spanish Flu didn’t come from Spain, nor was Spain particularly badly hit (although the king of Spain died from Spanish Influenza), but Spain was the first country to have reliable reports about the virus and that’s how it got it’s name.

Death Nearly 50 million people died from the Spanish Influenza- that’s more than twice the number of soldiers that died in the First World War. Some people even had to share a coffin because there wasn’t enough room in graveyards

How it started At that time, some people wondered if the virus was caused by a poisonous gasmedical knowledge about viruses wasn’t as advanced as it is today.

Symptoms The Spanish Influenza was very like a cold, perhaps with a high temperature, sore throat and a headache as well. Within hours pneumonia would set in, which affects the lungs and breathing. Patients would start turning blue, signalling lack of oxygen and death was by suffocation as the patient became unable to breathe

How it spreaded Troops for the war would embark on journeys to other countries and often camp closely so this meant that the virus could pass easily between the men.

How it spreaded Another reason Spanish Influenza spreaded so easily was because trades between countries had never been so busy and with all this movement, a virus would have founded it easy to spread to every continent.

Who got the Spanish Influenza Anyone could catch the Spanish Influenza. Walt Disney, the famous cartoonist caught the virus but was very lucky to survive.

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