Spanish flu epidemic 1918

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:COVID-19
gptkbp:affectedArea worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1918_influenza_pandemic
gptkbp:antiviralDrugsAvailable no
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:H1N1_influenza_A_virus
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1920
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Asian_flu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish flu epidemic 1918
gptkbp:impact influenced public health policy
overwhelmed healthcare systems
contributed to end of World War I
major social disruption
gptkbp:legacy influenced later pandemic preparedness
subject of extensive scientific study
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely reported in Spain, leading to the name 'Spanish flu'
censored in many countries due to wartime reporting restrictions
gptkbp:notable_for second wave was deadliest
gptkbp:notableEvent occurred during World War I
gptkbp:notableFor high mortality rate
unusually high mortality in young adults
infected about one third of the global population
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Guillaume_Apollinaire
gptkb:Frederick_Trump
gptkb:Alfred_Joyce_Kilmer
Edvard Munch (survived)
Franz Kafka (survived)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Russian_flu
gptkbp:publicHealthResponse mask mandates
quarantines
public gathering bans
gptkbp:startDate 1918
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:pneumonia
fever
fatigue
cough
gptkbp:transmission airborne droplets
person-to-person contact
gptkbp:treatment isolation
supportive care
quarantine
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable no
gptkbp:victim possibly up to 100 million
estimated 17–50 million
gptkbp:waveCount three main waves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moravian_Church_in_Labrador
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7