Essay About Influenza Flu And Avian Bird Flu

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In government, we watched a movie about the influenza flu and how it affected many people. The influenza is a bad virus that is similar
to a flu, but can result in
death. The virus started in spring of 1918 and soon later spreaded. The virus spread so rapidly because the men from the army. When
you have the influenza flu, you may appear healthy from coughing to breathing. The influenza would affect many Americans from men, woman, and
children. Children would mainly get it from parks and playgrounds. Just as germs and bacteria spread easily and children are affected by colds and
the flu, they were easily effected by the influenza virus. They were mainly affected because they were out more with unsanitized things.
There were many remedies used to combat the sickness. Isolating people in their homes helped to keep the virus from not only spreading, but
affecting others. Many times, people wear required to wear masks when going out in public. Most public places were banned for protection. The
avian bird flu is somewhat alike to the influenza flu. Even though they are both similar
to a normal flu, we were fortunate that the avian bird flu didnt
spread as the influenza did. Most people that ranged from ages twenty-one to twenty-nine were most vulnerable. When in the war, 70, 000
soldiers became sick and 80% of men were affected. At least 851 people died and one day in the city of New York and in one week 700 times
higher in Philadelphia.Many people were ordered to put bodies (corps) in wooden boxes and put on front porch to be picked up. There were
11,000 people dead by October. In 31 days 195,000 people died. Homeless children wandered the streets because parents have vanished.
550,000 Americans in 10 months had died and all schools and churches were closed down.
Many people think they have had “flu” when all that they have suffered