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Essay on The 1918 Influenza Epidemic
The Hidden Secrets of a Mass Murderer Once again the forgotten truth of the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 is revealed. Lost in the woodwork are many events, although in this case, it was just too devastating for people to not be aware of its existence. This is a detective story. Here was a mass murderer that was around 80 years ago and who is never been brought to justice. And what we are trying to do is find the murderer. 1918 was a very difficult time for our nations.
Many countries were strongly involved in the Great WWI, almost to the point where all countries time and thought was driven away from the mass deaths due to the influenza. More people died from this than the war so, that it was practically swept under the table. The influenza actually tended to originate and sweep through the camps of many soldiers, killing them mysteriously one by one. Even more closely related to the flu as reported in The New York Times, was the fact that many areas were short on nurses, and even shorter on money to hire more medical staff. And day by day more and more people began to become ill. More important to the restraint of this flu is the medical research done to prevent it from reappearing with as much magnitude as before (Alfred, 2003). Until 1918, scientists believed this deadly flu to be bacteria, but later proved inaccurate by autopsies.
From much research and development they have come to the conclusion that Influenza has three types, or strains, easily labeled as A, B, and C. The most severe form, A type, is the form which causes Pandemics. The flu is dangerous to a human due to the fact that the Hemagglutinin (H-spike), combines with the red blood cells, to make them clump together.......
