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Investigation Into The Causes And Severity Of The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Alex T. Freedenberg
Investigation Into The Causes And Severity Of The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Alex T. Freedenberg
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The 1918 Influenza outbreak is regarded as one of the worst pandemics in human history due to its widespread effects across the globe and its high death rate. This death rate was unusual among influenza infections as most strains do not cause the amount of death that is seen in this outbreak, with 20 million dead as a conservative estimate and 100 million by other estimations. This pandemic was not very well contained for a plethora of reasons. Two main reasons are that it came at a time when understanding viral mechanics still escaped medical professionals, and due to the …