Influenza Pros And Cons
The Spanish Flu is an utter, complete mystery, scientists had no idea where it originated. Nevertheless, by September, 1918, this Spanish flu obliterated most of the known world, wiping out even Eskimo villages in the far north, thousands of miles away from the rest of the infected. During the outbreak, authorities lost track of the casualties; the numbers were overwhelming. By the time the disease burned out, the estimated death toll rose around fifty-million people. This 1918 influenza outbreak was by far the most deadly pandemic in human history. The normal death curve of a pandemic, is a U shape, targeting the young and the elderly and completely passing over all in between. This one however, is a W shape, striking children under age
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Before, people only assumed viruses were spread by air, or bacteria, they had no clue, even though it happened before, that it could be spread by animals or by any other means. Probably one of the most important outcomes of this outbreak of this flu, was the realization of how a national health care system is needed. It is crucial to have this system to keep our country safe and healthy.
Personally, I believe that the outbreak serves more cons than pros. Nonetheless, the pros that stemmed from the consequences are very important in today's society and health, and if it did not happen we would not be as advanced as we are in medicine and knowledge about diseases.. As I said, we would also not have vaccines, and we would not be doing any research to find the correlation between the flu and the swine flu/H1N1 and we would not have such a powerful national or worldwide health system, like healthcare and the CDC. So, in conclusion, Kolata’s knowledge she shares in the book can be very …show more content…
Although it wasn’t complicated to understand, it was very heavy with information, dates, and names. I find learning about viruses very interesting, and having the knowledge of where they originated, how to prevent them, and what they are, is not only beneficial to know in the long run, But--to be knowledgeable about the subject is interesting itself. Gina Kolata’s style of writing makes the book a quick read but you learn a lot in the short time it takes to read
Before, people only assumed viruses were spread by air, or bacteria, they had no clue, even though it happened before, that it could be spread by animals or by any other means. Probably one of the most important outcomes of this outbreak of this flu, was the realization of how a national health care system is needed. It is crucial to have this system to keep our country safe and healthy.
Personally, I believe that the outbreak serves more cons than pros. Nonetheless, the pros that stemmed from the consequences are very important in today's society and health, and if it did not happen we would not be as advanced as we are in medicine and knowledge about diseases.. As I said, we would also not have vaccines, and we would not be doing any research to find the correlation between the flu and the swine flu/H1N1 and we would not have such a powerful national or worldwide health system, like healthcare and the CDC. So, in conclusion, Kolata’s knowledge she shares in the book can be very …show more content…
Although it wasn’t complicated to understand, it was very heavy with information, dates, and names. I find learning about viruses very interesting, and having the knowledge of where they originated, how to prevent them, and what they are, is not only beneficial to know in the long run, But--to be knowledgeable about the subject is interesting itself. Gina Kolata’s style of writing makes the book a quick read but you learn a lot in the short time it takes to read