Influenza

In government, we watched a movie about the influenza flu and how it affected many people. The influenza is a bad virus that is similar

to a flu, but can result in

death. The virus started in spring of 1918 and soon later spreaded. The virus spread so rapidly because the men from the army. When

you have the influenza flu, you may appear healthy from coughing to breathing. The influenza would affect many Americans from men, woman, and

children. Children would mainly get it from parks and playgrounds. Just as germs and bacteria spread easily and children are affected by colds and

the flu, they were easily effected by the influenza virus. They were mainly affected because they were out more with unsanitized things.

There were many remedies used to combat the sickness. Isolating people in their homes helped to keep the virus from not only spreading, but

affecting others. Many times, people wear required to wear masks when going out in public. Most public places were banned for protection. The

avian bird flu is somewhat alike to the influenza flu. Even though they are both similar

to a normal flu, we were fortunate that the avian bird flu didn't

spread as the influenza did. Most people that ranged from ages twenty-one to twenty-nine were most vulnerable. When in the war, 70, 000

soldiers became sick and 80% of men were affected. At least 851 people died and one day in the city of New York and in one week 700 times

higher in Philadelphia.Many people were ordered to put bodies (corps) in wooden boxes and put on front porch to be picked up. There were

11,000 people dead by October. In 31 days 195,000 people died. Homeless children wandered the streets because parents have vanished.

550,000 Americans in 10 months had died and all schools and churches were closed down.

Many people think they have had "flu" when all that they have suffered