Spanish influenza
Deadly 1918 outbreak
Spanish influenza was a devastating pandemic that swept the world in 1918–1919, killing an estimated 50 million people—more than died in World War I.
The name is misleading; Spain wasn't the origin, but Spanish newspapers reported it freely while wartime censorship suppressed news elsewhere.
Also called the Spanish flu or the 1918 flu pandemic.
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- feverElevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- masksFace-covering disguises
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
hospital · nurses · soldiers · trenches · warfare · armistice · wartime · barracks
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- face masksNose and mouth coverings
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
- school closuresEnding of classroom instruction
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
disinfection · public health orders · red cross · volunteer nurses · public awareness campaigns · ventilation
First global military conflict
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- trench warfareCombat from fortified ditches
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- victory paradesCelebratory marches for winners
postwar · roaring twenties · public health reform · nursing profession · medical research · lessons learned · collective memory
Study of infectious agents
- swine fluRespiratory illness from hogs
- avian fluFeathered creature virus
- zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
- cytokine stormExcessive immune signaling crisis
respiratory · pathogen · viral pneumonia · mutation · reassortment · viral load · RNA virus · replication
Total fatalities counted
- fatalityDeath from accident
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- mass gravesShared burial for many
- lethalityAbility to cause death
morbidity · decimation · bereavement · young adults · life expectancy · orphans · widows · undertakers
Disease spread by contact
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- transmissionSending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
incubation · virulence · super-spreader · patient zero · attack rate · case fatality rate · herd immunity · susceptibility
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
public health · hospital · nurses · soldiers · trenches · warfare · armistice · wartime · barracks · infirmary
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- face masksNose and mouth coverings
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
- school closuresEnding of classroom instruction
sanitation · disinfection · public health orders · red cross · volunteer nurses · public awareness campaigns · ventilation
World War I
First global military conflict
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- trench warfareCombat from fortified ditches
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
victory parades · postwar · roaring twenties · public health reform · nursing profession · medical research · lessons learned · collective memory
virology
Study of infectious agents
- swine fluRespiratory illness from hogs
- avian fluFeathered creature virus
- zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
cytokine storm · respiratory · pathogen · viral pneumonia · mutation · reassortment · viral load · RNA virus · replication · antibodies
death toll
Total fatalities counted
- fatalityDeath from accident
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- mass gravesShared burial for many
lethality · morbidity · decimation · bereavement · young adults · life expectancy · orphans · widows · undertakers · mortality rate
contagion
Disease spread by contact
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- transmissionSending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
infection · incubation · virulence · super-spreader · patient zero · attack rate · case fatality rate · herd immunity · susceptibility · morbidity
Spanish influenzacommon cold
Mild respiratory virus
endemic disease · seasonal flu · sniffles · head cold · asymptomatic infection
Spanish influenzaEbola
Fatal hemorrhagic fever virus
Lyme disease · West Nile virus · Zika virus · German measles · MERS
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