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In 1918–1919, 99% of pandemic influenza deaths in the U.S. occurred in people under 65, and nearly half of deaths were in young adults 20 to 40 years old. In 1920, the mortality rate among people under 65 had decreased sixfold to half the mortality rate of people over 65, but 92% of deaths still occurred in people under 65. [298]
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...
Apr 15, 2024 · The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 resulted in an estimated 25 million deaths, though some researchers have projected that it caused as many as 40–50 million deaths. influenza pandemic of 1918–19 , the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century and, in terms of total numbers of deaths, among the most devastating pandemics in ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I).
Mar 4, 2020 · Patterson and Pyle (1991) wrote 'we believe that approximately 30 million is the best estimate for the terrible demographic toll of the influenza pandemic of 1918' and published a range from 24.7-39.3 million deaths. Patterson, K.D. and Pyle, G.F. (1991) – The geography and mortality of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Jan 26, 2018 · Spanish flu killed more people than any pandemic disease before or since, including the sixth-century Plague of Justinian, the medieval Black Death, the AIDS epidemic or Ebola.
Thirty-eight died. Then, infected soldiers likely carried influenza from Funston to other Army camps in the States—24 of 36 large camps had outbreaks—sickening tens of thousands, before carrying...
