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A 2009 study in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses based on data from fourteen European countries estimated a total of 2.64 million excess deaths in Europe attributable to the Spanish flu during the major 1918–1919 phase of the pandemic, in line with the three prior studies from 1991, 2002, and 2006 that calculated a European death toll ...
The first influenza pandemic of the 18th century begins in 1733. [13]: 18 [14]: 28 [15]: 25 19th century: Two influenza pandemics are recorded in the century. [12] Avian influenza is recorded for the first time. [16] 20th century: Influenza pandemics are recorded four times, starting with the deadly Spanish flu.
The 1918 flu pandemic, commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, was a category 5 influenza pandemic caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1. The difference between the influenza mortality age-distributions of the 1918 epidemic and normal epidemics.
Global storm activity of 2008 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, ice storms, and other winter events, from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet , or a rainstorm where ground ...
The 1967–1968 flu season was the last to be dominated by H2N2 before the emergence of H3N2 in 1968 and the consequent "Hong Kong flu" pandemic that lasted until 1970. This season was particularly severe in England and France, in which pneumonia and influenza excess mortality was two to three times greater than in other countries. [ 54 ]
The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. In less than 3 years it infected 30% and killed up to 5% of the entire world population.
1557 influenza pandemic: 1557–1559 Asia, Africa, Europe, and Americas: Influenza: 2.5–5 Million (10% of the infected) 1561 Chile smallpox epidemic 1561–1562 Chile: Smallpox: 120,000–150,000 (20–25% of native population) [57] 1563 London plague (part of the second plague pandemic) 1563–1564 London, England Bubonic plague: 20,100+ [58]
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 .