Spanish Flu
Post-war global pestilence
Spanish flu refers to the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 that infected roughly a third of the world's population and killed an estimated 50 million people globally.
Despite its name, the disease did not originate in Spain; Spain simply reported on it openly while wartime censorship suppressed news in other countries.
The term now serves as a historical benchmark for pandemic severity: The death toll exceeded that of the Spanish flu.
Influenza A subtype
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- transmissionSending of information
spread · infection · viral · second wave · mortality · fatality rate · global spread · infectious disease
Study of infectious agents
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- H1N1Influenza A subtype
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
immunization · antigen · herd immunity · research · reconstruction · sequencing · antibodies · immunity
First global military conflict
- troop movementRelocation of military personnel
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- military campsInstallations housing armed forces
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
armistice · 1918 · 1919 · crowded conditions · barracks · mobilization · demobilization · troops
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- face masksNose and mouth coverings
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- isolationComplete separation from others
social distancing · closures · infirmary · nursing · Red Cross · volunteer nurses · disinfection · cordons
Of documented times
- mass gravesShared burial for many
- collective memoryCommunity's shared historical recall
- public health reformRestructuring community medical systems
- preparednessState of being equipped
lessons · centennial · documentation · survivors · oral histories · commemoration · medical history
H1N1
Influenza A subtype
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- contagionDisease spread by contact
transmission · spread · infection · viral · second wave · mortality · fatality rate · global spread · infectious disease · pathogen
virology
Study of infectious agents
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- H1N1Influenza A subtype
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
vaccine · immunization · antigen · herd immunity · research · reconstruction · sequencing · antibodies · immunity · pathology
World War I
First global military conflict
- troop movementRelocation of military personnel
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- military campsInstallations housing armed forces
trenches · armistice · 1918 · 1919 · crowded conditions · barracks · mobilization · demobilization · troops · Western Front
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- face masksNose and mouth coverings
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
isolation · social distancing · closures · infirmary · nursing · Red Cross · volunteer nurses · disinfection · cordons
historical
Of documented times
- mass gravesShared burial for many
- collective memoryCommunity's shared historical recall
- public health reformRestructuring community medical systems
preparedness · lessons · centennial · documentation · survivors · oral histories · commemoration · medical history
Spanish Flububonic plague
Yersinia pestis infection
Black Death · genetic disorder · COVID-19 · cholera · smallpox
Spanish Fluwellness
Overall state of health
immunity · robust health · good health · vitality · disease-free