Spanish Flu

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:COVID-19
influenza
gptkbp:affectedArea worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1918_flu_pandemic
gptkb:La_Grippe
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:H1N1_influenza_A_virus
gptkbp:consequence economic disruption
influenced later influenza research
caused social disruption
overwhelmed healthcare systems
affected World War I outcomes
increased orphanhood
influenced public health policies
reduced life expectancy worldwide
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1920
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Asian_flu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish Flu
gptkbp:mediaCoverage censored in wartime countries
widely reported in Spain
gptkbp:notableFor quarantine measures
school closures
high mortality rate
cancellation of public events
lack of effective antiviral drugs
lack of effective vaccines
public gathering bans
rapid global spread
unusually high mortality in young adults
use of face masks
waves of infection
infecting about one third of the world population
misattributed origin to Spain
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Louis_Botha
gptkb:Guillaume_Apollinaire
gptkb:Friedrich_Karl_of_Prussia
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Russian_flu
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_I
subsequent influenza pandemics
gptkbp:startDate 1918
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:pneumonia
fever
fatigue
cough
body aches
gptkbp:transmission airborne respiratory droplets
gptkbp:victim 100 million
17 million
50 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Russian_Flu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6