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Plagues & wars: the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic as a lesson from history
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“…It was only in the 1930s, however, that it could be shown to have been caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin (Phillips, 2011). Initially, rumors about German biological warfare circulated, a claim later repeated briefly to explain the COVID-19 epidemic, with different bad actors (Flecknoe et al, 2018). Despite its name (Spanish flu), an important and one of the first well-documented outbreak occurred in the United States in the spring of 1918 among soldiers at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas.…”
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“…The origin of the Spanish flu remains disputed; we only know that it was not Spain (Breitnauer, 2019). Given the lack of treatment and the ongoing war effort with troop movements from the United States to the European theater, the Spanish flu could spread easily, particularly since the enemy was not supposed to learn about problems with troop strength (Aassve et al, 2021; Flecknoe et al, 2018). In addition to troop deployment to the various fronts during WWI, additional spread occurred when soldiers and prisoners of war returned home.…”
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“…It was only in the 1930s, however, that it could be shown to have been caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin (Phillips, 2011). Initially, rumors about German biological warfare circulated, a claim later repeated briefly to explain the COVID-19 epidemic, with different bad actors (Flecknoe et al, 2018). Despite its name (Spanish flu), an important and one of the first well-documented outbreak occurred in the United States in the spring of 1918 among soldiers at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas.…”
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“…The origin of the Spanish flu remains disputed; we only know that it was not Spain (Breitnauer, 2019). Given the lack of treatment and the ongoing war effort with troop movements from the United States to the European theater, the Spanish flu could spread easily, particularly since the enemy was not supposed to learn about problems with troop strength (Aassve et al, 2021; Flecknoe et al, 2018). In addition to troop deployment to the various fronts during WWI, additional spread occurred when soldiers and prisoners of war returned home.…”
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“…The median age in Saudi Arabia is 31.8 years, while the life expectancy is 75.13 years [ 12 ]. Nonetheless, the official retirement age is 60 years.…”
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“…In the same table, we also include a control for municipal military bases in part of our models for more reliable estimates of excess mortality. Troop movements and crowded conditions at army bases could are suspected to be important contributors to the spread of the Spanish Flu ( Flecknoe et al, 2018 ). Although the Netherlands remained neutral during World War I, the Dutch army was mobilised from 1914 to the end of 1918.…”
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“…It was only in the 1930s, however, that it could be shown to have been caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin (Phillips, 2011). Initially, rumors about German biological warfare circulated, a claim later repeated briefly to explain the COVID-19 epidemic, with different bad actors (Flecknoe et al, 2018). Despite its name (Spanish flu), an important and one of the first well-documented outbreak occurred in the United States in the spring of 1918 among soldiers at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The origin of the Spanish flu remains disputed; we only know that it was not Spain (Breitnauer, 2019). Given the lack of treatment and the ongoing war effort with troop movements from the United States to the European theater, the Spanish flu could spread easily, particularly since the enemy was not supposed to learn about problems with troop strength (Aassve et al, 2021; Flecknoe et al, 2018). In addition to troop deployment to the various fronts during WWI, additional spread occurred when soldiers and prisoners of war returned home.…”
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“…The median age in Saudi Arabia is 31.8 years, while the life expectancy is 75.13 years [ 12 ]. Nonetheless, the official retirement age is 60 years.…”
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“…In the same table, we also include a control for municipal military bases in part of our models for more reliable estimates of excess mortality. Troop movements and crowded conditions at army bases could are suspected to be important contributors to the spread of the Spanish Flu ( Flecknoe et al, 2018 ). Although the Netherlands remained neutral during World War I, the Dutch army was mobilised from 1914 to the end of 1918.…”
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“…It was only in the 1930s, however, that it could be shown to have been caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin (Phillips, 2011). Initially, rumors about German biological warfare circulated, a claim later repeated briefly to explain the COVID-19 epidemic, with different bad actors (Flecknoe et al, 2018). Despite its name (Spanish flu), an important and one of the first well-documented outbreak occurred in the United States in the spring of 1918 among soldiers at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas.…”
Section: Results
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confidence: 99%
“…The origin of the Spanish flu remains disputed; we only know that it was not Spain (Breitnauer, 2019). Given the lack of treatment and the ongoing war effort with troop movements from the United States to the European theater, the Spanish flu could spread easily, particularly since the enemy was not supposed to learn about problems with troop strength (Aassve et al, 2021; Flecknoe et al, 2018). In addition to troop deployment to the various fronts during WWI, additional spread occurred when soldiers and prisoners of war returned home.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…The median age in Saudi Arabia is 31.8 years, while the life expectancy is 75.13 years [ 12 ]. Nonetheless, the official retirement age is 60 years.…”
Section: Results
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confidence: 99%
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“…In the same table, we also include a control for municipal military bases in part of our models for more reliable estimates of excess mortality. Troop movements and crowded conditions at army bases could are suspected to be important contributors to the spread of the Spanish Flu ( Flecknoe et al, 2018 ). Although the Netherlands remained neutral during World War I, the Dutch army was mobilised from 1914 to the end of 1918.…”
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