1918 influenza pandemic

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The 1918 influenza pandemic was a catastrophic global outbreak of H1N1 influenza that infected a third of the world’s population and caused tens of millions of deaths, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history.

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instanceOf global health disaster
influenza pandemic
pandemic
affectedArea Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
alsoKnownAs 1918 influenza pandemic
surface form: 1918 flu pandemic

1918 influenza pandemic
surface form: Great Influenza pandemic

1918 influenza pandemic
surface form: Spanish flu
concurrentWith World War I
disproportionatelyAffected military personnel
pregnant women
young adults aged 20 to 40
endTime 1920
estimatedDeaths at least 20 million
possibly as high as 100 million
up to 50 million
hasCause 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
surface form: H1N1 influenza A virus
hasCharacteristic high case fatality rate
multiple waves of infection
rapid global spread
unusually high mortality in young adults
hasLegacy benchmark for pandemic severity
reference point for later influenza pandemics such as 1957, 1968, and 2009
hasPathogen 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
surface form: influenza A virus subtype H1N1
hasWave first wave in early 1918
second wave in late 1918
third wave in 1919
impact large-scale social disruption
severe strain on health care systems
significant economic losses
influenced development of modern epidemiology
preparedness planning for future pandemics
public health policy on influenza
isOneOf deadliest pandemics in history
location worldwide
majorOutbreakIn Brazil
China
India
Japan
South Africa
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
numberOfInfectedPeople about one third of the world population
peakPeriod late 1918
startTime 1918
transmissionMethod aerosols
close contact between people
respiratory droplets

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2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic comparedTo 1918 influenza pandemic
Downton Abbey featuresHistoricalEvent 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish influenza pandemic
1918 influenza pandemic alsoKnownAs 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu
1918 influenza pandemic alsoKnownAs 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: 1918 flu pandemic
1918 influenza pandemic alsoKnownAs 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Great Influenza pandemic
Jacinta Marto causeOfDeath 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu pandemic
America’s Forgotten Pandemic mainSubject 1918 influenza pandemic
America’s Forgotten Pandemic relatedEvent 1918 influenza pandemic
Guillaume Apollinaire causeOfDeath 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu
20th century hasMajorEvent 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu pandemic
The Given Day historicalEventDepicted 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu pandemic
Edward Anthony Masen transformationContext 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish influenza epidemic in Chicago
Edith Harms causeOfDeath 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu pandemic (1918 influenza pandemic)
Mark Sykes causeOfDeath 1918 influenza pandemic
this entity surface form: Spanish flu