the spanish flu 10m

When did spanish flu occur

1918-1920

what were the symptoms

fever and respority systems

Certain genes in the virus weakened the victim’s lungs, making them vulnerable to bacterial pneumonia.

This caused fluid buildup, making breathing harder and reducing oxygen in the blood.

The resulting inflammation spread, damaging blood vessels and organs, leading to organ failure.

what made the Spanish flu different from repvious flu strains

high fatality rate

targeted those who should’ve been at their healthiest (20-40)

where did the name spanish flu come from

spain was heavily covering the issue but the us were not bc of the war, they wanted to get ppl to enlist so didn’t cover it as much

spain was heavily covering the issue so it looks like it was coming from there

what theory believes to be the coming of the spanish flu, first case reported

The origin of the Spanish Flu is uncertain, with theories pointing to France, China, Britain, or the U.S., where the first case was reported in Kansas in March 1918.

Some believe infected soldiers spread the disease to other camps and then overseas.

how many ppl worldwide got infected by the sf

500 million , 1/3 of the world

why is it difficult to know how much got infected

poor record keeping

lots died in homes so deaths were not recorded often

▪Killed more people than the First World War

▪Conducting individual funerals became difficult and many people ended up in mass graves

how many candaanis died from the flu

50,000 died

ontario had 300,000 cases and 8705 died

what made this flu so deadly

we weren’t ready

attacked 20-40 years old

what did we do to limit the spread of the flu

avoid crowds, isolation, social distance, masks

Doctors and scientists were unsure how to treat it (no effective vaccines or antivirals existed like today)

There was a shortage of physicians and health care workers in many areas due to the war

Public functions and gatherings were cancelled

Spitting in public became illegal

how did the spanish flu infect so quickly

▪Conditions in the trenches were crowded and unhygienic

▪War ended and soldiers returned home to all corners of the world

▪In ships and rail cars, sick soldiers carried the infection with them to communities they passed through on the way to and from the front, and eventually, to their own hometowns and families.

▪If the Spanish Flu had arisen a decade earlier or a decade later, it might not have became a pandemic.  But between 1918-1920 millions of men were on the move, heading to and from battlefields.

The outbreak spread so quickly that local health officials couldn’t prepare, and there was no national coordination. This led to the creation of the federal Department of Health in 1919 to organize policies and responses.

what is a pandemic

A pandemic is a widespread infectious disease that affects a large portion of the global population, usually lasting several months and

often occurring in waves.

In contrast, an epidemic is limited to one area.

the spanish flu overview

▪1918-1920 pandemic caused by an influenza A virus known as H1N1

▪Virus mutated into an unusually strong strain

▪Killed with a swiftness never seen before

▪Three waves of flu occurred (2^nd was deadliest)

▪One of the deadliest pandemics ever