![]() If we look at the cause of death, people who had Spanish flu generally died from pneumonia and people who had COVID-19 died from multiple organ failure. is now three times more than it was in 1918, so Spanish flu killed a larger percentage of Americans than COVID-19 has to date. Hygiene practices like thorough hand washing.ĬOVID-19 has killed as many people in the U.S.Protective clothing like masks and gloves.They are also similar in the ways that governments tried to fight them: In addition, they both did and can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). They are similar in that they're both respiratory viruses spread through breathing in infected respiratory droplets. The Spanish flu and COVID-19 viruses aren’t the same. What are the differences and similarities between the Spanish flu and COVID-19? The Spanish flu pandemic is over, but similar influenza viruses are still active. ![]() The Spanish flu is said to have lasted from 1918 to 1919, but some sources put the date of the end of the pandemic in 1920. How long did the Spanish flu pandemic last? This last feature was found during research into the 1918 virus, using tissue found in people who had died from the Spanish flu. The exceptional ability of the virus to copy itself and infect the lungs.A significant percentage of doctors were off fighting in the war. The cramped living arrangements of animals and people, especially the military, during World War I.The lack of effective treatment, due in part to the unknown cause at the time.Some of the reasons why the Spanish flu killed so many people include: People all over the world were getting sick and dying, but countries involved in World War I were censoring the news. Therefore, Spanish news sources reported the results of the devastating disease that was sickening and killing people. But Spain was neutral during World War I and didn’t censor its news. It’s possible that the flu might have begun in the U.S. Spain was unlikely to be the source of the Spanish flu. Why was the disease behind the 1918-1919 pandemic called the Spanish flu? Some people died on the same day that they became ill. What were the complications of the Spanish flu?Īs a result of having the Spanish flu, many people died from pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses. A sudden, and sometimes very high, fever.However, Spanish flu symptoms were more severe and included: Symptoms of the Spanish flu were similar to the symptoms we all watch out for during flu season. What were the symptoms of the Spanish flu? Type A forms of influenza are the only ones known so far to cause pandemics (outbreaks worldwide). Influenza types A and B are responsible for seasonal epidemics of flu (outbreaks in communities). At some point, it was transmitted to mammals. The Spanish flu was a type A form of influenza virus that started in a bird host (bird flu), as discovered during later research.
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