Module 5

The recent Pandemic happened between January 1918-December 1920. More than 500 million people were infected, more than a quarter of the world's population. An estimation of 50 million people died worldwide with around 675,000 occurring in the United States. The reason it was called the Spanish Flu because the Pandemic received greater press attention after it moved from France to Spain. The name of the virus which affected the people is called Influenza A virus subtype H1N1.  Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 is the subtype of Influenza A Virus that was the common cause of human influenza (flu). It's also known as the swine flu because in the past, the people who caught it had direct contact with pigs. You could also receive the virus through birds as well. People were vulnerable to the Spanish Flu because of tight living conditions, poor health, and barely any food. During that time there were no effective drugs or vaccines to treat this disease. Citizens were ordered to wear masks, schools, theaters, and businesses were shuttered and bodies piled up in makeshift morgues. The flu was observed first in Europe then spreading across the United States and Asia than all across the world. When an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks respiratory droplets are generated and transmitted into the air, and can then can be inhaled by anyone nearby. Additionally, a person who touches something with a virus on it and then touches his or her mouth, eyes or nose can be infected. Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic. The Spanish Flu Ended due to people being immune to it, while those who weren't immune to it died.

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