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Mar 4, 2020 · Most striking is the large, sudden decline of life expectancy in 1918, caused by an unusually deadly influenza pandemic that became known as the ‘Spanish flu’. To make sense of the fact life expectancy declined so abruptly, one has to keep in mind what it measures.
Estimates of the death toll vary: some studies estimate that 17.4 million people died globally from the Spanish flu between 1918 and 1920, while others estimate a much higher death toll of 50 to 100 million deaths. 28. The Spanish flu pandemic was most severe among children and young adults.
The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.
Therefore, a significant number of people died due to respiratory distress; however, the Spanish Flu also killed people due to something called cytokine storm. Some people who contracted the Spanish Flu produced an overwhelming immune response that led to widespread inflammation throughout the body.
Aug 14, 2018 · The 1918–1920 influenza pandemic, or the so-called Spanish flu, was responsible for more than 50 million deaths worldwide (1, 2). In Europe, the excess mortality rate associated with the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic has been estimated at 1.1%, or approximately an 86% increase in all-cause mortality (3).
- Laura Ann Cilek, Gerardo Chowell, Gerardo Chowell, Diego Ramiro Fariñas
- 2018
Oct 12, 2010 · The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 was the deadliest pandemic in world history, infecting some 500 million people across the globe—roughly one-third of the population—and causing up to 50...
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Dec 9, 2019 · It is difficult to identify where and when the 1918 infleunza pandemic started. What the world witnessed was that, globally, a first wave of influenza hit in spring 1918, killing many people quickly, mostly children and older individuals, just as regular influenza would.
