1918–1920 influenza pandemic
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:COVID-19
|
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
worldwide
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Spanish_flu
|
| gptkbp:category |
influenza pandemics
20th-century pandemics global health crises |
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:H1N1_influenza_A_virus
|
| gptkbp:consequence |
economic disruption
influenced public health policy influenced later pandemic preparedness reduced life expectancy overwhelmed hospitals increased medical research influenced literature and art |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1920
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Asian_flu
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1918–1920 influenza pandemic
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
occurred during World War I
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
high mortality in young adults
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
origin debated
second wave deadlier than first no vaccine at the time antibiotics unavailable for secondary infections called 'Spanish flu' due to wartime censorship infected about one third of world population virus identified decades later |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkb:Oswald_Avery gptkb:William_Henry_Welch gptkb:Richard_Shope |
| gptkbp:notablePlace |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:China gptkb:Europe gptkb:India gptkb:Pacific_Islands gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Russian_flu
|
| gptkbp:publicHealthResponse |
quarantine
school closures face masks public gathering bans |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1918
|
| gptkbp:symptom |
gptkb:pneumonia
fever fatigue cough body aches |
| gptkbp:transmission |
respiratory droplets
airborne |
| gptkbp:victim |
100 million
17 million 50 million |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_White_Death
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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