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During the 1900s tuberculosis was more common in males than females, but studies show that when influenza spread the tuberculosis mortality rate among females changed. The death rate of tuberculosis in females increased significantly and would continue to decline until post-pandemic. [375] Death rates were particularly high in those aged 20–35.
Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.
The 1918–1920 flu pandemic is commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, and caused millions of deaths worldwide. To maintain morale, wartime censors minimized early reports of illness and mortality in Germany , the United Kingdom , France , and the United States .
Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic by country (10 C) Pages in category "Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total.
It’s also estimated that 4,700 people have died from flu this season. Five pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza were recently reported, elevating the total to 16 pediatric deaths ...
Flu activity remains low for the 2022-2023 season due to COVID-19 prevention efforts. But how many people die from the flu each year? Doctors explain.
The highest number of deaths in children was 288 during the 2009-2010 season, which was during the height of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. The CDC report also noted that flu vaccine use in children ...
H5N1 flu is a concern due to the fact that its global spread may constitute a pandemic threat. The yardstick for human mortality from H5N1 is the case-fatality rate (CFR); the ratio of the number of confirmed human deaths resulting from infection of H5N1 to the number of those confirmed cases of infection with the virus. For example, if there ...