From reading the text, I learned that around 63,000 soldiers dies of diseases during World War I, most of which were from the influenza pandemic. I also read that over two years, the flu killed nearly 50 million people worldwide. Around 500,000 of those deaths can be attributed to American civilians.
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| It is extremely disturbing to think that an epidemic like the flu took out three times more people than a whole war did, but thus is the case. This helps me to understand just how important modern medicine is, as well as how important it is to try and mitigate the consequences of such pandemics. This makes me wonder whether people in that time were told to do some of the things that we are currently being told to do during this current pandemic.(The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.), November 20, 1918, Image 1) |
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| This one is fascinating. It's very funny to me that anybody can pretty much find a way to profit off of a pandemic, from toilet paper and hand sanitizer companies this year, to a laxative company in the 1900s! This makes me wonder about all the different companies who were advertising their miracle solutions to fight the flu.(The Chattanooga news. [volume], October 21, 1918, Page 5, Image 5) |
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