Written by John Lounsbury
With the advent of the current pandemic involving the coronavirus associated with COVID-19, what can we learn from the most deadly viral pandemic ever, the Spanish flu of 2018? Two years ago, Cambridge University presented an 11-minute documentary relating the 1918 event to future potential pandemics.
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From YouTube:
100 years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease – the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Its early origins and initial geographical starting point still remain a mystery but in the Summer of 1918, there was a second wave of a far more virulent form of the influenza virus than anyone could have anticipated. Soon dubbed ‘Spanish Flu’ after its effects were reported in the country’s newspapers, the virus rapidly spread across much of the globe to become one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
To mark the centenary and to highlight vital scientific research, the University of Cambridge has made a new film exploring what we have learnt about Spanish Flu, the urgent threat posed by influenza today, and how scientists are preparing for future pandemics.
Source: YouTube
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