The Forgotten Pandemic The 1918 Flu Epidemic Presentation

The Forgotten Pandemic The 1918 Flu Epidemic Presentation by Robert Martinez Primary Content Source: Wikipedia “Spanish Flu. ” Images as cited. http: //www. fas. org/programs/ssp/bio/_images/fact_sheet/1918%20 flu-1. jpg

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The 1918 flu pandemic, commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, was an influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world. http: //www. olgp. net/chs/d 1/flu 2. jpg

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It was caused by an unusually virulent and deadly influenza A virus strain called H 1 N 1. Historical data is inadequate in identifying the geographic origin of the virus. http: //wpcontent. answers. com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/165 -WW-269 B-11 -trolley-l. jpg/180 px-165 -WW-269 B-11 -trolley-l. jpg

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Most of its victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or otherwise weakened immune-system patients. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File: Sp-flu-alberta-field. jpg

The pandemic lasted from March 1918 to June 1920, spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific Islands. http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/e/e 2/Spanish_flu_death_chart. png

It is estimated that anywhere from 20 to 100 million people were killed worldwide. The pandemic is estimated to have affected up to one billion people, half the world’s population at the time. http: //wpcontent. answers. com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/1918_flu_in_Oakland. jpg/180 px-1918_flu_in_Oakland. jpg

In the United States, the disease was first observed at Fort Riley, Kansas on March 4, 1918, and in Queens, New York, on March 11, 1918. http: //freepages. genealogy. rootsweb. ancestry. com/%7 Efamilyhistorypages/The_Spanish_Influenza_files/image 008. gif

The Allies of WW I came to call it the Spanish flu, primarily because the pandemic received greater press attention after it moved from France into Spain in November 1918. Spain was neutral during WWI, therefore, the press was not censured as in other warring countries. http: //www. dmacdigest. com/Images/1918/ambulance 3. jpg

Modern scientists have used tissue samples from frozen victims to reproduce the virus for study. Among the conclusions of this research is that the virus kills by a overreaction of the body’s immune system). http: //www. todayinsci. com/Events/Medical/Checkup 1918 Thm. jpg

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Therefore, the strong immune systems of young adults ravaged the body, whereas the weaker immune systems of children and middle-aged adults caused fewer deaths. http: //www. paho. org/Images/DD/PIN/persp 18_13. jpg

The global mortality rate from the pandemic is not known. Influenza may have killed as many as 25 million in its first 25 weeks ( a fast killer. ) . http: //www. cbc. ca/news/sars/gfx/epidemic 1. jpg

This pandemic has been described as “the greatest medical holocaust in history” and may have killed more people than the Black Death. http: //www. stanford. edu/%7 Ejpc/Chapter 4_files/image 003. jpg

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Approximate Deaths Worldwide Samples • • • India – 17 million Japan – 390, 000 U. S. – 675, 000 England – 250, 000 France – 400, 000 Canada – 50, 000 * http: //en. wikipedia. org/Flu_epidemic_of_1918 *

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This huge death toll was caused by an extremely high infection rate of up to 50%, and the extreme severity of the symptoms. h. ttp: //lass. calumet. purdue. edu/histpoly/bigott/CALUMETMUSEUMWEB/1918 articles/oct 25 b. JPG

One of the most striking of the complications was hemorrhaging (bleeding) from the mucous membranes, especially from the nose, stomach, and intestines, ears, and lesions in the skin. http: //www. yannone. org/Blog. Pics/Flu. Victim. jpg

Symptoms included a blue tint to the face and coughing up blood caused by severe obstruction of the lungs. http: //origin. foxnews. com/images/254389/2_61_spanish_flu_1918. jpg

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In some cases, the virus caused uncontrollable hemorrhaging that filled the lungs, and patients drowned in their own body fluids (pneumonia. ) http: //graphics 8. nytimes. com/images/2005/08/21/nyregion/21 pandemic 1. 583. jpg

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While WWI did not cause the flu, the close troop quarters and massive troop movements accelerated the pandemic, increasing transmission. http: //www 1. imperial. ac. uk/resources/BCBB 9421 -6 B 48 -487 A-8808 -077 A 24 A 0 CA 9 A/

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Some researchers speculate that the soldiers’ immune systems were weakened by malnourishment, and the stresses of combat and chemical attacks, increasing their susceptibility to the disease. http: //static. howstuffworks. com/gif/10 -worst-epidemics-3. jpg

The virus helped tip the balance of power in the war towards the Allied cause. The flu hit the Central Powers before it the Allied Powers, and the mortality rates in Germany and Austria were considerably higher than Britain and France. http: //graphics 8. nytimes. com/images/2007/04/17/science/flu_4. 600. jpg

An additional factor of the Spanish flu (like today) was increased travel. Modern transportation systems made it easier for people to spread the disease quickly to communities worldwide. http: //www. ltmcollection. org/resources/index. html? IXglossary=First+World+War

The Great Influenza was the source of much fear in citizens around the world. Inflaming that fear was the fact that world governments and health officials were downplaying the situation. http: //www. pastforward. ca/perspectives/images/flue. jpg

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While the panic from WWI was dwindling, governments attempted to keep morale up by spreading lies and downplaying the influenza. http: //graphics 8. nytimes. com/images/2007/04/17/science/flu_4. 600. jpg

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While medical scientists attempted to discover a cure or vaccine, there was virtually no assistance from world governments. The war in Europe had become the #1 priority. http: //www. glenbow. org/exhibitions/online/libpics/flu 1. jpg

Many historians have called the Spanish flu the “forgotten pandemic. ” http: //www. history. navy. mil/pics/influ. jpg

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The majority of deaths, in both WWI and in the Spanish Flu epidemic, were young adults. The deaths caused by the flu may have been overlooked due to the large numbers of deaths in the war. http: //blog. eogn. com/eastmans_online_genealogy/spanish_flu_new. jpg

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In addition, during this time period, pandemic outbreaks were not uncommon; typhoid, yellow fever, diphtheria, and cholera all occurred near the same time period. http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Spanish_flu_hospital. png/300 px-Spanish_flu_hospital. png

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Notable Epidemic Survivors Presidents Woodrow Wilson & Franklin D. Roosevelt http: //www. answers. com/topic/woodrow-wilson http: //www. answers. com/topic/franklin-d-roosevelt

Spanish Flu Survivors Famed animator Walt Disney Silent film super-star Mary Pickford http: //www. answers. com/topic/mary-pickford http: //www. answers. com/topic/walt-disney

Spanish Flu Survivors U. S. General John J. Pershing, WWI Wilhelm II, German Emperor, WWI http: //www. answers. com/topic/john-j-pershing-1 http: //www. answers. com/topic/wilhelm-ii-of-germany

Notable Flu Survivor Leo Szilard, Inventor Nuclear Chain Reaction http: //www. answers. com/topic/le-szil-rd-2

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Texas cancels high school athletics as flu cases grow to 16 Comal ISD/New Braunfels ISD closing all schools SWINE FLU: 1 st Death in US is Child in Texas; All Comal schools closed until May 11 http: //www. abrazo. org/saen. gif