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World War I: Influenza Epidemic

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World War I: Influenza Epidemic

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  1. World War I: Influenza Epidemic

  2. http://www.whale.to/b/flumania.jpg

  3. I had a little bird, Its name was Enza, I opened the window, And in-flew-enza. American Skipping Rhyme

  4. What was it? • Influenza of 1918, Spanish flu, was an pandemic that spread across the globe • 3/1918 - 6/1920, to the Arctic & remote Pacific Islands

  5. http://www.helenahistory.org/flu_masks_1918_19.jpg

  6. Cause • Unusually infectious & deadly influenza A virus strain called H1N1 • No clear origin

  7. Outbreak • Fort Riley, KS on 3/4/1918 • Queens, NY, on 3/11/1918

  8. Outbreak • Called Spanish Flu, received more attention after it moved from France - Spain • Spain was neutral

  9. Outbreak • Close troop quarters & troop movements transmission

  10. Outbreak • Virus helped tip the balance of power towards the Allies • Hit the Central Powers 1st, mortality rates in Germany & Austria were high

  11. Outbreak • Transportation systems= easier for ppl to spread the disease • Worsened by gov’ts & health officials • Attempted to keep morale up by downplaying the flu

  12. Outbreak • Scientists attempted to discover a cure/vaccine • No gov’t assistance, war had become the #1 priority

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  14. Victims • Healthy young adults (20-30) • Weird= most outbreaks affect children, elderly, weak immune-systems

  15. Victims • 50-100 million ppl killed • Affected up to 1 billion, ½ the world’s pop.

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  17. Symptoms • Huge death toll= high infection rate of 50%, & symptoms • Bleeding= nose, stomach, ears • Lesions, blue tint, & coughing up blood caused by obstruction of the lungs .

  18. Notable Epidemic Survivors Presidents Woodrow Wilson & Franklin D. Roosevelt

  19. Spanish Flu Survivors Gen. John J. Pershing Wilhelm II, German Emperor

  20. Spanish Flu Survivors Walt Disney

  21. Quick Review • What was the Influenza Pandemic of 1918? • What caused the outbreak to spread so quickly? • How many victims were there and who were they?

  22. Activity: Overview & Impact • Groups of 4 • 2 of you will read Outbreak of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 • 2 of you will read The Spanish Flu’s Impact on Florida • Answer the discussion questions for your article • Small group discussion, share information and discussion questions • Class Discussion

  23. Activity: Video • 2 groups • 1 group to jots down all the specific activities that contributed to the rapid spread of the disease • 1 group notes efforts by local & national officials to slow the spread of the illness & when these occurred • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N4-PSR6X-4

  24. Looking Back? • What do you think should have been done to try to control the disease’s spread? • Why do you think these actions were not taken?

  25. Activity: Prevention • Groups of 2 • Study an infectious disease that has reemerged as a serious public health threat, particularly one we thought we had eradicated or controlled • Tuberculosis, cholera, malaria, yellow fever, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, etc., • Develop recommendations for public health policies to halt its spread • How will strategies be implemented? What are potential drawbacks? How can recommendations balance individual rights & the public welfare?

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