By early November the flu disappeared. Now the survivors had to greave their lost ones and loneliness. As time goes on people began to forget about this great American tragedy and horror and loss. Influenza killed over 500 mil people. Plans should be made to mitigate another severe influenza epidemic by using a wide range of interventions to reduce transmission.
One-third died in the first six months. Its entire economic system collapsed for a time. In Venice, which kept excellent records, 60% died over the course of 18 months: five hundred to six hundred a day at the height (Knox). The total number of deaths from this horrible sickness was around 75 million people. The plague continued for about 200 years until it finally came to an end.
War, Politics And The Influenza of 1918-19 In The U.S. Nwosu Lotana J. (A00012936) Mr. Steve Devitt Writing 102 Thursday, 16 March 2010. The Influenza of 1918-1919 which is also known as the ‘Spanish Influenza’ was a deadly disease that wreaked havoc among the human population. The influenza which was said to have killed more than 50 million people occurred while World War I (WWI) was going on.WWI killed about 5 million people, these two events combined made it a time of death for the world. America, which wasn’t the most affected country, was by then a superpower.
concepts 16 How Populations Evolve hen your grandparents were young, infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, and syphilis, killed thousands of people every year. Then in the 1940s, penicillin and other antibiotics were developed, and public health officials thought infectious diseases were a thing of the past. Today, however, many infections are back with a vengeance. Why? Because natural selection occurred.
Black Death December 8, 2010 Between 1346 and 1350 the world was being plague by disease. About a million reported killed by travelers in Central Asia and the Middle East. Even Europe and northern Africa had felt the effects with approximately a third of the population dead. Because of the discolored wounds of the infected, the disease became known as the Black Death. There’s a lot speculation as to where it originated, but no definite answer.
From the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, a series of plagues had come through and killed many people. The first wave alone killed 25 million people, or one third of the Western European population. This series of devastating epidemics created fear, gave rise to spiritual panic, and brought about concerns over exploitation. Europeans did not understand the cause of the plague, which made them fearful. You can see the fear in a letter from the schoolmaster at Deventer in 1484.
Also, plagues were spread around. Many people got diseases. Most of them had a sever case of the measles. Because of these diseases, the population reduced from a million people to two hundred fifty thousand. The last reason that caused Rome to fall was the rulers.
In the second part of the "Sicko" video it talks about the people who do have coverage, but when their primary care doctor orders tests, to see a specialist, and even surgeries the person gets told no thats not covered. For some it meant death and the person ended up dying a few months to a year later. Some people started hiring attorneys to get the health insurance to pay or they sued the company. Which lead the video to talk about what the health insurance company does to maximize profits by digging deep into peoples health files going back years and years to find one little thing so a policy could be canceled instead of having to pay out money. One guy got fed up with all of the health insurance coverage issues and posted something online and within a short period of time started getting responses. "
Waverly Hills Sanatorium Would you believe the unusual treatments tuberculosis patients endured in the early Twentieth century? From operations with no anesthetics to electroshock therapy, Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium patients suffered greatly at the majestic hospital. For the patients, it was a living hell. Tuberculosis also known as TB, was one of the worst diseases known to man. Up until the early 1960's, Tuberculosis was the number one cause of death in the United States.
Approximately25 million people died. Many cities were wiped out including the medieval cities Lamen and Thurgau. The Black Plague killed many but it affected England the most. They lost one third of there population. The church lost man power and impoverishment through not being able to cultivate their vast tracts of land.