AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
END OF WWI
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People with Spanish Blood were more easily susceptible to contracting the virus.
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The virus originated in Spain
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Spanish doctors were able to find the cure.
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Spain, a neutral country, was the first nation to report on the virus
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was called the Spanish Flu not because the pandemic started in Spain. Spain was neutral in WWI and their news media extensively covered the pandemic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite its name, researchers believe the Spanish flu most likely originated in the United States. One of the first recorded cases was on March 11, 1918, at Fort Riley in Kansas. Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions created a fertile breeding ground for the virus.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conclusions. Both the COVID-19 and 1918 influenza pandemic similarly caused significant negative impacts on the global economy, affecting international relations and had considerable delay in its diagnosis, treatment and vaccines. The pandemics largely differed in the highest risk population and the mechanism of death.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin.