Flu Epidemic
Also know as Influenza Pandemic
History on Influenza
Where is came from
It took out the old, week, ad sick first. Then worked its way to the young and healthy.
Rhym that kids made
Its name was Enza
I opened the window
And in-flu-enza
The Influenza
It was so deadly because it invaded their lungs and caused pneumonia.
More solders died because of the flu than war. Nearly 36 percent of the army became sick with the flu.
A flu pandemic from 1957 to 1958 killed around 2 million people worldwide, including about 70,000 people in the U.S., and a pandemic from 1968 to 1969 killed nearly 1 million people, including about 34,000 Americans. More than 12,000 Americans perished during the H1N1, also know as swine flu, pandemic that occurred from 2009 to 2010.
Resources
Billing, Molly. "Influenza Pandemic." The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. N.p., June 1997. Web. Feb. 2005.
"Influenza." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
"1918 Flu Pandemic." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.
"1918 Flu Pandemic." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.