Perhaps most people have not heard about it because it is a devastating epidemic and the greatest medical holocaust of humanity. Many lives were lost and it is sad to remember.
Tle flu of 1918 en The lethal mother of all epidemics. Because Unlike other epidemics or flu viruses that basically affect children and the elderly, many of their victims were healthy young and adults, and companion animals. It has a similarity of lethal effect as the H5N1 avian virus.
Simply, most viruses evolve to become less pathogenic overtime and months, but the 1918 virus had not yet made those adjustments. Later pandemics, by contrast, had already incorporated some of these adaptations before they spread throughout the world, and as a result they were less lethal.
A decisive factor in the transmission of the disease was the number of combatants' trips.
The lack of basic medical tools in 1918, the deaths would also have been the direct result of the terrible living conditions at this tragic moment in human history. The trenches would have been the perfect breeding ground for infections among fighters / soldiers of the First World War. "The virus arose when populations, who previously had little contact with each other, gathered on the battlefield, and in many cases they were dealing with other injuries and were malnourished (vitamin B deficiencies). Even those who stayed at home still lived in closed and crowded conditions that led to greater exposure to the virus. This not only accelerated transmission, increasing the chances of people becoming infected; The severity of symptoms also increased. "We know that the higher the dose of the outbreak that enters, the more sick the person becomes, because the virus can overwhelm the immune system and cling more powerfully to his body.
Is true in that improved sanitation and hygiene, associated with industrialization and general poverty reduction, have contributed significantly to the overall reduction in mortality from infectious diseases / viruses of diverse tense. It is proven that factors such as population density, unhealthy places and large-scale unemployment directly influenced the possibility of someone contracting the disease.
Sincerely, studying these processes not only helps us understand the tragedies of the past; By identifying the genetic characteristics that were responsible for the devastating effects of the 1918 pandemic, we can be better prepared to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
From my point of view, having more information about past pandemic viruses can help guide our decision making and knowledge and give us the best way to take security / prevention measures to address future pandemic threats.
I'm here temporarily, but I'm not from here. While higher your frequency, higher will be your conscience.
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