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Jun 5, 2020 · Key divergences in the sociopolitical contexts of 1918-19 and now, in addition to clear virologic differences between influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, mean their...
May 19, 2020 · GAZETTE: What are the differences between the 1918 flu pandemic and the 2019 coronavirus pandemic? What are the similarities? JONAS: Fortunately, such pandemics don’t happen very often, but the speed of the virus spread is a most concerning feature. One clear difference is that the world is now much more densely populated than in 1918.
Sep 22, 2021 · Per The World Health Organization, the 1918 flu killed somewhere between 20 to 50 million people during its full run. It’s still unclear how many people actually died from the flu due to the lack of health records at the time. COVID-19 has killed about 4.7 million people across the world.
Feb 15, 2022 · The COVID-19 pandemic is not our first rodeo with battling a deadly virus, and it likely won’t be our last. As we continue to process the past year, the juxtaposition of the COVID-19 pandemic and the influenza pandemic of 1918 puts today’s challenges into perspective.
Mar 18, 2020 · The 1918 influenza pandemic was a pandemic in every sense of the word – global and affecting all people, from poor factory workers to world leaders like President Wilson.
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Sep 28, 2020 · Key Points. The 1918 virus was also a “novel” virus, meaning it was brand new. Like Covid-19, no one had immunity to it, and it was highly infectious, spreading through respiratory droplets...
Today, the COVID-19 pandemic is frequently compared with the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. The destruction caused by that pandemic a century ago may sound familiar. Yet, direct comparisons of the 1918 flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic may not be completely fair, according to one scientist.
