Spanish flu pandemic (1918-1919)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:COVID-19
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| gptkbp:affectedArea |
worldwide
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:1918_influenza_pandemic
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:H1N1_influenza_A_virus
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| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:China
gptkb:France gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1919
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Asian_flu_(1957–1958)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Spanish flu pandemic (1918-1919)
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
gptkb:Spain_(due_to_wartime_censorship_elsewhere)
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
high mortality rate
occurred during World War I second wave was deadliest inspired literature and art subject of historical research caused economic disruption caused labor shortages caused social disruption influenced vaccine development overwhelmed healthcare systems waves of infection affected military operations increased awareness of public health infected about one third of the global population influenced later pandemic planning led to orphaned children led to public health interventions studied for its epidemiology unusually high mortality among young adults |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Russian_flu_(1889–1890)
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| gptkbp:publicHealthAgency |
mask mandates
school closures quarantines ban on public gatherings |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1918
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| gptkbp:symptom |
gptkb:pneumonia
fever fatigue cough shortness of breath body aches |
| gptkbp:transmission |
human-to-human
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| gptkbp:victim |
estimated 17-50 million
possibly up to 100 million |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_Kingdom_(in_early_20th_century)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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