What were the impacts of influenza on society in 1918 and present?

Question

we're studying the fluenza in social studies, wondering if you could help out, thanks!

Answer 1

Very bad.

Answer 2

There is a great book simply called "Flu" written a few years ago. Basically the Flu Pandemic of 1918 decimated a whole generation around the globe. A lot of the healthy males in developed countries during that time were drafted to fight in WW1, so that left a lot of young, old, and weak males left behind. These men were more suceptable to viruses such as the Flu and succumbed to this exceptionally virulent strain.

Presently, through evolution, the Flu virus is inherently going to get stronger and stronger. Not necessarily each year, but in the long run.

Read the book!

Answer 3

1918 -worldwide 50 million people died. It took about a year to finally circle the world and start to play out. There wasn't alot of mass travel then by civilians. That virus killed approx. 2% of those it infected.

Present- Avian flu. Worldwide unknown total of dead. Virus can circle the globe in a day now. You can be infected and spread the virus for about 10 days before showing symptoms and dying within a few days. This virus kills 50% of those it infects.

As awful as 1918 was...the present threat will make us wish it was 1918 if it happens.

Answer 4

Think of how many people are incapacitated or dead because of influenza - how does that affect the work force? How does a hurting work force affect an economy (more of a relevant question for the 1918 pandemic). How might a pandemic that kills so many people change what people think about disease and how it's spread, how it should be treated, etc. Today - research, preparation for a pandemic, issues of prevention and how much it costs, how might it affect travel to countries with avian flu scares, how it might affect trade with countries with avian flu scares.......

Answer 5

In 1918 people were aware of epidemics like the flu. Nowadays most people probably think it can't happen. world travel and overpopulation could spread a fle epedemic aroud the world like lightning, in 1918 the virus moved more slowly.

Answer 6

A huge impact was the beginning of ensuring individual space for people who were sick. The initially put everyone sick in the same room (regardless of the disease) - the found out quickly that influenza will spread through the ward infecting everyone. part of the reason they have moved to more semi-private and private rooms in hospitals

Answer 7

I guess they changed the history of china

Answer 8

it cut the population down