The global demographic impact of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic continues to fascinate
researchers and scholars. This paper examines the social and demographic effects of this …

In India the 1918–19 influenza pandemic cost at least twelve million lives, more than in any
other country; it caused widespread suffering and disrupted the economy and infrastructure …

Pandemic influenza, by definition, affects the overwhelming majority of countries and
population subgroups in the world in a very short period of time. The impact of pandemics is …

Approximately ninety two years ago, the worst INFLUENZA pandemic or “Spanish flu”
occurred in 1918, at the end of the First World War (WWI, 1914-1918) which resulted in the …

The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most lethal single event in modern history. Besides its
mortality the 1918 pandemic was unusual for several reasons. It preferentially killed young …

By examining the origins, pathways, demographic impact and consequences for the public,
the medical profession and governments, of the so-called “Spanish” influenza pandemic of …

In 1918 an influenza pandemic of unprecedented virulence spread across the planet,
infiltrating nearly all areas of human habitation. In less than a year the pandemic had run its …

The evolution of public health in Iran is an important reflection of the milestones and
setbacks that have ultimately shaped its contemporary institutional landscape. This work …

Background Whether morbidity from the 1918‐19 influenza pandemic discriminated by
socioeconomic status has remained a subject of debate for 100 years. In lack of data to …

The 1918–1919 influenza pandemic killed more people than any other outbreak of disease
in human history. The lowest estimate of the death toll is 21 million, while recent scholarship …