Historical Context..
World War One
A major world event going on at the time.
The Spanish were the first to report on the virus.
Why were the Spanish blamed?
Poor hygiene
What personal issue increased the spread of disease
Mask mandate
How people protected themselves from the virus.
Immigration
Large scale movement of people during this time.
Who was blamed for the virus
Crowded hospitals
What conditions in hospitals spread the disease
Isolation
A method used to keep the sick from spreading the disease
1918
The year the Spanish Flu pandemic started
The actual cause of the SPREAD...
The soldiers going off to war
A form of influenza A virus (H1N1)
What was the cause of the spanish flu
How we responded to our most recent Pandemic (COVID-19)
How did the Spanish flu change history?