The Spanish Flu v/s Covid What is the Spanish Flu? What is Covid? Where were they different and how? Which is worse? The Spanish Flu is a H1N1 virus that is said to have started in a bird. It easily spreads in big crowds and you will most likely get bacterial pneumonia. There were four waves of the Spanish Flu and it killed one-third of the world’s population (500 million people) in 1918. Unlike Covid, people died of all ages old or young. What is it different from? The Spanish Flu was different in Australia because it did not hit there until the end of 1919. Unlike Australia, the United States got hit really hard by it and did not take its time to get there. It was also very different from Covid, but it was similar in some ways. Covid …show more content…
The Spanish Flu was caused by an H1N1 virus and is very deadly to people. The H1N1 virus is very contagious and spreads very easily. Covid is caused by the SARS(Severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus and respiratory diseases in humans and in animals. They both spread rapidly through respiratory droplets when someone sneezes, coughs, or even talks. …show more content…
The flu was so bad that the day you became sick you could have died. The reason so many people died is because there was a lack of doctors, you were never alone, there was no good cure, and the virus copies itself in the lungs to go to other places in the body. The only cure was to isolate yourself, practice hygiene, and wear protective masks and gloves. Covid’s symptoms were pretty similar and caused death easily. You had a better chance to survive Covid than getting the Spanish Flu. Covid can cause a cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste, loss of smell, nausea, fever, fatigue, or even diarrhea. There is a “cure” to Covid, but some people say it does not work because it did not work for them. If you did not want Covid, you would have to isolate yourself, practice good hygiene, and wear protective gear(masks and gloves). They are alike in many ways, but the one that most every sickness has is a cough, fever, and nausea. They can both cause health problems even after you get rid of it. In other words, they both affect the same part of your body and start to take over your immune system. Most and least
This caused millions of people to fall ill from smallpox, a disease that the Spanish had brought from the Old World. The Spanish were
Influenza was a deadly virus that killed millions of people around the world back in 1918. The virus of influenza has eight genes with no fix structure, and the segment structure can change the virus fragmentation endlessly. The virus is independent and can replicate rapidly once it gets into your lungs which can the air pathway and the infected person would drown in their own body. People with the virus can spread it by coughing, sneezing, and sometimes people might touch a surface which has the virus on it and touch their mouth or nose without properly washing it. The virus has eight genes.
The Spanish Flu infected about one-third of the world's population. This virus killed over 600,000 thousand Americcans and killed 50 to 100 million people world-wide. Due to this outbreak, food, resources and fuel were limited as there wasn’t as much as there was before the global pandemic hit. Despite the fact that there was a global pandemic, the war still had to go on. Britain used soldiers from India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and other countries as well to be used as military for the war.
The two films depict the Black Death of the 14th century in Tuscany and the Spanish Flu of 1918 in Britain in very different ways. While Cataclysm takes a broad approach to exploring how the Black Death affected the entire society, The Flu that Killed 50 Million focuses more on the individual impacts of the epidemic. Cataclysm uses historical accounts, including first-hand accounts of the time, to recreate the events and atmosphere of the time, whereas The Flu that Killed 50 Million focuses on a more intimate story and uses more modern techniques, such as interviews and archival footage, to depict the real-world consequences of the Spanish flu. Both films have different objectives and tell different stories, but they both share a common goal:
Early Europeans and Cortes had brought over smallpox, which is an airborne virus that causes fever, vomiting, and blisters that cover your body in fluid. One in three people die from smallpox, making it a very deadly disease. Europeans had been exposed to smallpox and had built immunities against it, but the Aztecs' immune systems had never experienced such a virus, making them especially vulnerable to the disease. The Aztec population was reduced to 60% of its original numbers in a span of one year. "Mayan and Incan civilizations were also nearly wiped out by smallpox..., reducing some indigenous populations in the new world by 90 percent or more."
In Rio de Janeiro, the newspapers were only concerned with the spread of the flu (Doc 4). The historical context that this article took place in South America shows the negligence of medical centers. The flu had been known to the world as well as the alarming rate of the spread of it, yet there were no medicals safety precautions being taken place. By time the flu and reached South America, medical facilities had the chance to make safety precautions as to stop the spreading of the virus. The same angry reaction occured in British Samoa as the newspapers blamed the British government for neglecting to issue isolation when influenza had spread to Samoa (Doc
There are many similarities and differences in The Hot Zone and Contagion, how the media reacts to the virus, how the doctors treated the virus, and similar how panic contributes to the spread of the virus. One way that Contagion and The Hot Zone are different are how the media reacts to the virus. In Contagion the media found out a lot more about the virus as it got worse, and people got really sick and died. Once people started getting sick or died they started to get more updates and figured out about the vaccine. In the Hot Zone the media is clueless about the virus because they try and make sure people don’t see what’s going on in the suits.
The flu, incurable at the time, was being passed along in the U.S leaving thousands of citizens sick and being easily passed on. It all began with a small conflict between two countries that soon led into something much more drastic. Serbia was a new and independent country that was anxious to become a large Slavic country. (Doc 4) Serbia soon asked Austria-Hungary if they would like to combine their countries to become a larger country.
Throughout history diseases have been and outbreak everywhere. There are cures, but the ones that are very deadly can kill an ill person within hours. The name of the diseases is the Bird flu, Spanish flu, the Plague, the Cholera, Smallpox, and the Ebola. The disease that is most affecting the nation is the plague.
Influenza, “ has been described as the greatest medical holocaust in history” and may have killed as many people as the Black Plague”. This illness, (which originated from southeast asia) was obviously quite lethal, but nowadays we have an effective mean of defense, a vaccine, also known as the flu shot! Influenza is a virus that spreads in droplets caused by coughing or sneezing! It’s symptoms include fevers, chills, muscle aches, coughing, congestion, runny noses, headaches, and fatigue. If you notice that somebody has these symptoms don’t worry it’s not a life or death situation, however you might wanna stay away from them, it’ll save you a huge discomfort!
When the Spanish Flu appeared in Chicago, peaking at 2000 deaths a day, health commissioner John Dill Robertson decided to make some drastic decisions. First, all large gatherings were banned, sporting events; political meetings and banquets were all cancelled. Schools were shut down and parks were closed. Theaters and cabarets were closed as well. Weddings were postponed and funerals were cancelled.
When the soldiers returned back home after fighting the war in Europe, they brought the Spanish Flu with them (Bailey, Dickin). The Spanish Flu was a deadly disease which was a cause of great tension in Canada , as it killed 21 million people, 50 000 of which were Canadian (Bailey, Dickin). In the same way, this violent strain of flu wiped out whole villages’ altogether as well as forced more people to wear masks out of fear of contamination (Bailey, Dickin). Consequently, the spreading of the Spanish Flu led to uneasiness in
The influenza had been in America for two months, and in France for at least a few weeks. Even though the disease would eventually be called the Spanish flu, it actually spread across the world under different names.
It had a higher death toll than World War I, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Medical authorities of that era faced enormous challenges in combating and understanding the disease. They were overwhelmed with urgent relief work, which hindered data collection and made it difficult to implement effective strategies. The term "Spanish flu" originated because Spain, being a neutral country without wartime censorship, had uncensored press reports about the flu's impact, which made it seem worse than in other places. In comparison, the modern world continues to face health challenges, and the Covid-19 pandemic serves as a striking example.
The regulations put out by government ensured that the outbreak would come to an immediate halt, and if a new epidemic were to sweep through the states, it would be derailed. Another outbreak of influenza became prevalent in England in 1933. A doctor was able to isolate the disease and noticed how it spread. Lots of this was due to research from the Spanish Influenza, and the death toll was much lower. (Youngdahl)