1918 Spanish flu pandemic

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:COVID-19
gptkbp:affectedArea worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Spanish_flu
gptkb:1918_influenza_pandemic
gptkbp:antiviralAvailable no
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:H1N1_influenza_A_virus
gptkbp:endDate 1920
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Asian_flu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
gptkbp:notableEvent occurred during World War I
gptkbp:notableFor second wave was deadliest
studied for pandemic preparedness
unusually high mortality in young adults
infected about one third of the world population
caused social and economic disruption
caused more deaths than World War I
led to advances in epidemiology
virus origin debated
waves of infection (spring 1918, autumn 1918, winter 1918-1919)
first identified in military personnel in Kansas, USA
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkb:Oswald_Avery
gptkb:William_Henry_Welch
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkb:Richard_Shope
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Oceania
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Russian_flu
gptkbp:publicHealthResponse quarantine
school closures
mask wearing
public gathering bans
gptkbp:startDate 1918
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:pneumonia
fever
fatigue
cough
body aches
gptkbp:transmission person-to-person
airborne
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable no
gptkbp:victim 100 million
17 million
50 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:H1N1_influenza_virus
gptkb:Influenza_A(H1N1)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6