{"id":29625,"date":"2018-01-11T09:33:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29625"},"modified":"2018-01-11T09:33:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T14:33:31","slug":"what-we-can-learn-100-years-after-the-spanish-influenza-pandemic-of-1918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29625","title":{"rendered":"What We Can Learn 100 Years After the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/learn-100-years-spanish-influenza-pandemic-1918\/\">What We Can Learn 100 Years After the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>It has been 100 years since the Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the globe and wiped out an estimated\u00a020 million to 50 million of them. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/1918-flu-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>And here we are, potentially on the cusp of another influenza pandemic. H3N2, or the \u201cAustralian flu\u201d is making the rounds this year and has spread to the UK, among other countries. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/5295083\/aussie-flu-uk-maps-news-latest-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map from the UK Sun<\/a> shows the spread \u2013 and the potential for a pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-pinit aligncenter wp-image-14832 size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/5295083\/aussie-flu-uk-maps-news-latest-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr-600x400.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><a class=\"sw-pinit-button sw-pinit-top sw-pinit-center\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/bookmarklet\/?media=https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dd-composite-influenza-map-1-v1-rr.jpg&amp;url=https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/learn-100-years-spanish-influenza-pandemic-1918\/&amp;is_video=false&amp;description=\">Save<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-dynamic adthrive-content\"><\/div>\n<p>This flu is particularly deadly. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/health\/no-point-in-trying-to-close-the-borders-aussie-flu-threatens-britain-20180101-h0c2mx.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">745 people died<\/a> from it in Australia in late 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/flu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The NHS says<\/a>\u00a0that Australian flu symptoms have rapid onset:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a sudden fever \u2013 a temperature of 38C or above<\/li>\n<li>aching body<\/li>\n<li>feeling tired or exhausted<\/li>\n<li>dry, chesty cough<\/li>\n<li>a sore throat<\/li>\n<li>a headache<\/li>\n<li>difficulty sleeping<\/li>\n<li>loss of appetite<\/li>\n<li>diarrhea or tummy pain<\/li>\n<li>nausea and being sick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The symptoms are similar for children, but they can also have ear pain and lethargy.<\/p>\n<p>As well, the \u201cJapanese Flu\u201d and the \u201cFrench Flu\u201d are two other strains that are running rampant, although their symptoms aren\u2019t as severe as those of the Aussie H3N2. The Japanese Flu, also known as the Yamagata flu, is less serious but far more contagious. The French Flu is H1N1 and has been deadly for some sufferers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The United States is having a bad year also.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here in the US, an epidemic is rapidly becoming deadly and overwhelming hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>18 people <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/flu-outbreak-dallas-county-flu-deaths-on-the-rise-now-at-18_01092018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have died in Dallas, Texas<\/a> from the flu and 27 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/flu-outbreak-medicine-shortages-and-a-rising-death-toll-in-california_01082018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have died in California<\/a>. Hospital waiting rooms are jammed with flu victims, the doctors are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/flu-outbreak-medicine-shortages-and-a-rising-death-toll-in-california_01082018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">running out of medication, ambulance services are strained<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/flu-patient-surge-hits-hospitals-164422142.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IV bags are in short supply<\/a>. Influenza is widespread in 36 states, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation-now\/2017\/12\/29\/flu-season-early\/990271001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the CDC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/weekly\/index.htm#ISTE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC\u2019s map<\/a> of the flu\u2019s spread throughout the US as of the last day of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Can Learn 100 Years After the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 It has been 100 years since the Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the globe and wiped out an estimated\u00a020 million to 50 million of them. (source) And here we are, potentially on the cusp of another influenza pandemic. 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