SAS 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Cytokine Storm, 1918 Flu Pandemic, Antibody
22 Dec 2019
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98 was in africa antibiotics have cured 85 of cases. Spanish flu pandemic biggest in 20th century named b c king of spain got did not begin in spain talked about sick w1 flu in press. Outbreak lasted 5 weeks lots of death b ic lived in tight quarters. 118,000troops many of which had disease disease spreadquickly in trenches favored susceptibility second wave of soldiers poor health no advantage for mild strain. 300,000 per month deployed flu thousands of avoidable deaths medical advisors military advisors stop deployment continue more soldiers killed by flu than by the war too many soldiers in germany died from impact on war flu peace no. Z s y mortality rate averageage that died 28 causedby cytokine storm stronger immune system more likely to die from immune response y e during 1918. 13 of world population was infected se life expectancydroppedby 12years mane ne p w. So 100 million deaths 3 5 of population.
