Spanish flu 1918

[k979aaa]

I guess they stopped naming viruses after countries but this was before those days and it is a projection of how things may turn out or may not here is a video of ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDY5COg2P2c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[aiden01]

I guess they stopped naming viruses after countries but this was before those days and it is a projection of how things may turn out or may not here is a video of ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDY5COg2P2c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Who cares what they are called they are deadly..recent phone in on local radio protestant lady asked the radio presenter why are all storms named after catholics you couldnt make it up for ffs..

[k979aaa]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

[k979aaa]

This is how it can mutate into this in 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycrqXJYf1SU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; but we don't know how dangerous to all this will be herd immunity is some smug bastard not dealing with the outbreak wonder if he or Boris would auto infect themselves?

[aiden01]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

Cheers an same to you

[PostmanBitesDog]

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The Black Death (1347 to 1351); up to 200 million deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death

[ssdd]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

Cheers an same to you

Glad you two have made up...

[Murdoch]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

It's worth noting that the Spanish flu (1918) and Swine flu (2009), were the same strain H1N1.

While in 1918 it killed tens of millions, in 2009 it killed about the same numbers as seasonal flu does.

[aiden01]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

It's worth noting that the Spanish flu (1918) and Swine flu (2009), were the same strain H1N1.

While in 1918 it killed tens of millions, in 2009 it killed about the same numbers as seasonal flu does.

It stll kills though so try an avoid it where possible an keep washing those dirty hands.

[k979aaa]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

Cheers an same to you

Glad you two have made up...

Don't know about that but send my kiss's and wishes for his health and his nearest and dearest to aiden01 and all of you all.

[Murdoch]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

It's worth noting that the Spanish flu (1918) and Swine flu (2009), were the same strain H1N1.

While in 1918 it killed tens of millions, in 2009 it killed about the same numbers as seasonal flu does.

It stll kills though so try an avoid it where possible an keep washing those dirty hands.

I was just contrasting the differences, to point out that we're far better placed to deal with outbreaks now, than in 1918. So it is in no way going to be as bad as 1918.

If we compare 1918 to 2020, and the differences in infrastructure, hygene, food supplies, healthcare, medicine, sanitation, nutrition, vaccinations.

Much of the deaths back then, were related to malnourishment, and poor hygene.

[k979aaa]

I know we had our differences on here but still watching this god hope for all it is not as bad as 1918 don't get ill stay strong for all of us!

It's worth noting that the Spanish flu (1918) and Swine flu (2009), were the same strain H1N1.

While in 1918 it killed tens of millions, in 2009 it killed about the same numbers as seasonal flu does.

It stll kills though so try an avoid it where possible an keep washing those dirty hands.

I was just contrasting the differences, to point out that we're far better placed to deal with outbreaks now, than in 1918. So it is in no way going to be as bad as 1918.

If we compare 1918 to 2020, and the differences in infrastructure, hygene, food supplies, healthcare, medicine, sanitation, nutrition, vaccinations.

Much of the deaths back then, were related to malnourishment, and poor hygene.

In fact you will find they had zero obesity and the ones that made adulthood were in fact very fit so fit most got called up and many died in WW1 but the 1918 Spanish flu killed most in the 20-40 year age range where as now it is older and very young.

[Murdoch]

In fact you will find they had zero obesity and the ones that made adulthood were in fact very fit so fit most got called up and many died in WW1 but the 1918 Spanish flu killed most in the 20-40 year age range where as now it is older and very young.

It mutated into a much deadlier form in its second wave late 1918/1919. Interestingly they believe conditions of WW1 contributed to this. As many people with the deadliest form, were sent home from the trenches, malnourished, and were put into overcrowded hospitals with poor hygene, where the more deadly form was allowed to run rampent and then spread to the wider community. The second wave, conversely hit people with stronger immune systems harder than those with weaker immune systems.

Like I said, we're much better prepared nowadays, Swine Flu had a vaccine prepared fairly quickly, and was rolled out en masse. I certainly remember getting it. It was also 95% effective in preventing people getting swine flu. It's very difficult for a pandemic to come back for a second bite nowadays, we usually quickly get it under control.

You raise an interesting point about obesity, clearly we have more access to nutritional information, access to healthy food, and an abundance of availability nowadays. Compared to 1918 and post WW1, where food shortages were a real problem, and malnourishment was rife, but they had no processed garbage, and grew their own vegetables, raised their own livestock etc. It's interesting that even in the scarcity of war, what they did eat was far healthier than what a large chunk of the population are rountinely eating nowadays. That said, malnourishment is about a deficiency of certain nutrients, and scarcity provides the conditions for that, far better than overabundance does, less people nowadays are malnourished but there are no doubt loads of fat bastards.

[PostmanBitesDog]

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