Human flu

you’re in the great state of Kansas”, she answered. My mouth dropped wide! I thought, “Kansas!” There’s no way that newspaper my grandmother gave me could’ve did, I have to be going crazy. No time to waste, I have to find a way out of here before the flu I read affects me! I walked around the town looking at everybody’s early symptoms of the deadly outbreak I had read about. I continued to walk until I saw a group of people together talking about this outbreak. “This outbreak had already caused millions

The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic was a deathly virus that made its way to every across the globe by 1919, leaving a devastating affect on the world’s population and leaving many questioning any previous faith in religion and modern science. This essay will explore the global affect of the Spanish Flu Epidemic with special reference to its impact on South African society. Victims of the Spanish flu epidemic suffered from an acute infection in the respiratory system. The virus itself takes its form in

In the beginning, when I began brainstorming about this competency I felt as if it was a demand need for everyone to be aware about. I have seen individuals being decline of services for a variety of reasons, and it makes earning those services harder when they aren’t within personal reach. I witnessed this during my placement, as well as my personal life. During my placement, I realized that the elderly population still often have the chance to be denied for services, support and have their rights

The History of the Flu This research paper covers the basic history of influenza. It begins with its early history and the reasons for why influenza was never feared. It also covers three influenza pandemics: the Spanish flu of 1918, the Asian flu, the Hong Kong flu and the terror and heartbreak left behind in their wakes. In addition, the paper discusses avian influenza and addresses the current threat of a bird flu pandemic. Influenza, an innocent little virus that annually comes and

new lesson, and prayerfully, a new blessing. Good things come but unfortunately, so do the bad. I remember just a few years ago hearing of people near and far being infected with the swine flu, which is the transmitting of pig influenza into humans. It is also known as swine influenza, pig influenza, or hog flu. This was devastating to hear. Being of a younger generation, this was my first time hearing of something as drastic and severe as this. I began wondering what caused this and why now? This

The Spanish influenza was known by a few names such as the “mother of all pandemics” or “La Grippe”. It lasted from 1918 to 1919 and caused a global disaster. It killed more people than the “great war” which is known today as World War I. The Spanish flu took the lives of about 40-50 million people total. The Spanish influenza was so severe that it killed more people in just one year than in the four years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague, which lasted from 1347 to 1351. At first, everyone thought

The 1918 Flu Pandemic Abstract One of the most virulent strains of influenza in history ravaged the world and decimated the populations around the world. Present during World War I, the 1918 strain of pandemic influenza found many opportunities to spread through the war. At the time, science wasn’t advanced enough to study the virus, much less find a cure; medical personnel were helpless when it came to fighting the disease, and so the flu went on to infect millions and kill at a rate 25 times

most common disease that is called the flu. What caused the flu to start? What happens when you get the flu? The flu is common to other diseases, too. People also get the flu mixed with other diseases because of the symptoms. Symptoms are a big thing that people want to look for if that person has the flu. So many names for just one disease. Why can’t there just be one? The Spanish flu is one of them which appeared in the European country in 1918. The flu spread far and wide because of the troops

and better understanding of the human body. Doctors with sufficient knowledge of the human body and cures for diseases and viruses were scarce. People were much more concerned with government and politics, than health and medicine, until one of the greatest and most grotesque lethal pandemics that’s struck the earth in human history. This pandemic the “Spanish Flu” spread so rapidly and had an extremely high mortality rate. This was caused by the close contact of humans and poor cleanliness and sanitation

How did the Spanish Flu affect the lives of people in England 1918? The Spanish Flu in 1918 affected the lives of a younger population, and affected the human body in a different way. It was also a disease that spread worldwide. Stanford EDU states, “It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.” To start off, the Spanish Flu is an influenza pandemic. The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1918 was one of the greatest medical disaster of the 20th century, states Historic