1918 flu pandemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. It was caused by an unusually virulent and deadly influenz...
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Unlike regular seasonal epidemics of the flu, there are also rare but deadly pandemics, i.e. cases of influenza that spread on a worldwide scale and infect a large proportion of the human population. ... Here's a quick summary of the 5 deadliest pandemics in history:
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History of Influenza Pandemics ... Influenza outbreaks have been described since recorded history. There may be several circulating virus strains that cause regional outbreaks or epidemics. An important characteristic of the influenza virus is that it is complex and constantly changing.
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The History of Influenza Pandemics ... History and Symptoms of H5N1 Infections in Humans ... Pandemics occur on average 3 times a century, and the last pandemic due to influenza A was over 50 years ago (Monto, 2005; WHO, CSR, 2005a). The 20th century had three influenza pandemics: the 1918 "Spanish flu" previously mentioned;
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Flu refers to illnesses caused by a number of different influenza viruses. Flu can cause a range of symptoms and effects, from mild to lethal. ... Two strains of flu, seasonal flu and the H1N1 (Swine) flu, are currently circulating in the United States. A third, ... Most healthy people recover from the flu without problems,
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Bird Flu Threat - Black Death, Spanish Flu, Asian Flu, Hong Kong Flu, SARS; Pandemics in History ... Home; What is Bird Flu?; How Pandemics Start; Pandemic Spread; Pandemics in History; Bird Flu Symptoms; Differences-Cold & Flu ; Lower Respiratory Complications; Protect Yourself against Bird Flu; Your Immune System;
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The Black Death, or The Black Plague, was one of the most deadly pandemics in human history. It began in South-western or Central Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The total number of deaths worldwide from the pandemic is estimated at 75 million people;
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History of Epidemics and Plagues (October 2001) ... Historical records seem to indicate that in human habitations this size is about 250,000. Thus major epidemics did not find their way into recorded history until cities evolved to this population size.
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The world has been ravaged by no less than seven cholera pandemics, six of them starting in the 19th Century, with every continent except Antarctica suffering outbreaks. ... During the last century there were three flu pandemics. The first and worst, the Spanish flu, started in 1918 in three far-flung locations: Brest,
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