SCIENCE
NATURE OF SCIENCE
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10,000
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12,000
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8,000
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957, Hong Kong in April 1957, and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957. The estimated number of deaths was 1.1 million worldwide and 116, 000 in the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 that originated in Guizhou in Southern China.
Detailed explanation-3: -The microscopic killer circled the entire globe in four months, claiming the lives of more than 21 million people. The United States lost 675, 000 people to the Spanish flu in 1918-more casualties than World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675, 000 occurring in the United States.