1918
- Thread starter Ken N Tx
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Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
I was thinking about the 1918 epidemic compared to our current situation.
In 1918 approx. 675,000 Americans died at a time when the population was around 103 million.
To approach the same level of severity it would mean more than 2,025,000 would die based on our current population of approx. 330 million.
That makes me wonder if this situation is less severe or if we are doing a better job at managing public health.
In 1918 approx. 675,000 Americans died at a time when the population was around 103 million.
To approach the same level of severity it would mean more than 2,025,000 would die based on our current population of approx. 330 million.
That makes me wonder if this situation is less severe or if we are doing a better job at managing public health.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
The 1918 epidemic was greatly amplified by WWI. Close quarters in barracks and hospitals, plus movement of troops nationwide and worldwide spread the illness like wildfire. Medicine, public health, and science have all come a long way in the past 100 years.
