HLTB21H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Neuraminidase, Subtypes Of Hiv, Antigenic Drift
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Hippocrates - record of an influenza pandemic. Since 1580, there have been 31 additional flu pandemics recorded. Approximately 50 m deaths worldwide in less than 2 years: 500,000 death in the us (19,000 in new york city); 300,000 cases in ontario - 8700 death (1200 deaths in toronto in just 3 weeks); 500,000 cases and 14,000 deaths in quebec (know the extent, not numbers) (started in. There were 3 pandemics each in the 16th century, 18th century, and 19th century. numbers. Spanish flu named because spain did not provide any censorship to the. Believed that it originated in the us, 60, 000 crowded soldiers went to. Fines for not covering mouth, gathering in public places etc. in close contact with the feces of the chicken. Residual cough and tiredness lasts up to 6 weeks. Complications can include ear infections, pneumonia, dehydration and death it from cold. Extreme fatigue and exhaustion are characteristic of the flu that separates.
