What caused the Spanish Flu

What caused the Spanish Flu

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Many questions about its origins, its unusual epidemiologic features, and the basis of its pathogenicity remain unanswered.ChaCha!

What was the cause of the spanish flu?

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The Spanish Flu was caused by vaccinations. Many vaccines also cause other diseases besides the one for which they are given.

How does this H1N1 virus differ from the H1N1 that caused the Spa…?

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That virus developed various changes over the years, so it’s similar but not identical to its ancestor _ like a grandson who resembles but also differs from his grandfather. So far, H1N1 is not as virulent as the previous strain, but that c…

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What could cause more damage, the spanish flu, or bird flu?

Q: Say if one day you had the spanish flu and recovered, and had then caught the bird flu and survived; what would be worse??

A: Despite the severity of the Spanish Flu it only killed around 2.5 percent of the men and women who contracted it meaning that it had a very low mortality rate.The most deadly influenza virus is still the H5N1 flu virus which is still surfacing in Asia and in Egypt. The H5N1 Bird flu virus has killed over 50 percent of all the people who get it even when they get medical treatment quickly. If the H5N1 Bird flu virus actually became as contagious as the recently emerging swine flu the world would have an extremely serious crisis on its hands. Thousands of men and women have already been affected by the swine influenza virus however the vast majority of them pull through. Flu viruses are very good at mutating into different forms and the new swine influenza virus is said to be a mix of a type of swine influenza virus, a bird influenza virus and even an influenza virus which commonly infects humans. At this point there is very little that can be done except to sit and wait and hope for the best. National health authorities around the world are working constantly to try and contain the virus and to learn more about it.

why did the spanish flu of 1918 cause so many deaths?

Q: what part of the virus most likely killed so many?

A: Once the virus got into the lungs, it could replicate quickly which alerted the immune system to its presence. It was so good at alerting the immune system that it caused it to overreact, causing what is known as a “cytokine storm”. Cytokines are chemical signals that the immune system uses to cause inflammation.Part of inflammation is the accumulation of fluid known as oedema. This is what causes injuries to swell up. When it happens in the lung it is called pulmonary oedema and for many victims of the Spanish flu it was so severe that they literally drowned in their own fluid.The virus was completely new, like this year’s swine flu so nearly everyone was at risk of getting it. This, along with the movement of soldiers around the world due to WWI allowed it to spread like wildfire. The reason that the pandemic killed so many young, healthy people is that they had the strongest immune systems so it could cause the deadly cytokine storm.

Does Swine Flu cause a cytokine storm?

Q: What are the similarities and differences between normal flu, swine flu and Spanish flu (1918 type)? A know the 1918 flu caused a cytokine storm does swine flu?

A: Hi, yes, hypercytokinemi can be a possibility with most of the pandemic strains of flu including this one and it’s something that has been seen with bird flu. Hypercytokinemi is seem more in younger people aged 25-45, it’s thought older peoples immune system tends to react more slowly to the virus which prevents this sort of reaction. It can induce a massive overreaction in younger peoples immune systems. This is one of the reasons why pandemic flu is worse than normal seasonal flu. But just to point out, it won’t do this to everyone and it is rare and we don’t exactly know what form this virus will take, it’s very much a watch and see. There is no need to actually panic and frankly, panicking will not make any of it go away. We just need to be aware. The vast majority of people who catch swine flu will recover with with no complications or need for medical intervention.