Influenza (Spanish Flu)
What year did this Start?
1917
What year did this start?
2019
When was Utah affected?
1918 October 6
When was Utah affected?
2020 March
What are the symptoms of the 1918 influenza?
Thousands of patients reported the classic symptoms of influenza- fever, aches, sore throat, and headache. However, this strain struck more severely and soon some patients turned blue at the fingers, arms or face, had trouble breathing, and even bled.
What were the symptoms of 2020 Covid?
cough, congestion or runny nose, diarrhea, fever or chills, shortness of breath, and loss of taste or smell.
How many people died of influenza
estimated 50 million
How many died of Covid
7,010,681
How many people got influenza
500 million or 1/3 the worlds population
How many people got covid
704,753,890