This presentation is a short history of the flu from approximately 1950 until 2010. The flu has been a companion of humans perhaps for millions and millions of years before any recorded history was made of its presence.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE FLU
SUMMARY
This presentation is a short history of the flu from approximately 1950 until 2010. The flu has been a companion of humans perhaps for millions and millions of years before any recorded history was made of its presence.
FLU DEFINITIONS AND NAMES
DEFINITIONS:
FLU: MODERN (1950 - PRESENT) NAME FOR INFLUENZA ; ANY NATURAL AND OR LABORATORY ALTERED HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRAL DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY: ONSET OF SUDDEN FEVER, WEAKNESS LEADING TO PROSTRATION; SEVERE ACHES AND PAINS, LEADING TO AND CAUSING PROGRESSIVE INFLAMATION OF THE LUNGS, MUCUS MEMBRANE AND OR RESPIRATORY TRACT. INFECTIONS.
INFLUENZA: A COMMONLY USED (1800-1950) OLDER NAME TO DESCRIBE AN INFECTION OF THE LUNGS SUCH AS THE FLU (MODERN NAME FOR INFLUENZA) AND OTHER VIRAL LUNG INFECTIONS.
INFLUENZA WORD ORIGIN: THE BELIEF THAT ALL PLAGUES AND EPIDEMICS WERE DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE STARS.
PLEURISY: A COMMONLY USED (PRE 1800)OLDER NAME TO DESCRIBE AN INFECTION OF THE LUNGS SUCH AS THE FLU (INFLUENZA) AND OTHER VIRAL INFECTIONS OF THE LUNGS AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
▬ COMMON FLU NAMES
AVIAN FLU (BIRD FLU): ANY FLU VIRUS TRANSMITTED FROM BIRDS TO HUMANS.
ASIAN FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING AND PEAKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD IN 1957 AND CONTINUING IN A MILDER FORM UNTIL THE PRESENT.
BIRD FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING AND PEAKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD FROM 2003 -2007. CONTINUING IN A MILDER FORM UNTIL THE PRESENT.
HONG KONG FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING IN HONG KONG, CHINA AND PEAKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD IN 1968. CONTINUING IN A MILDER FORM UNTIL THE PRESENT.
INFLUENZA: THE 1918 SPANISH FLU EPIDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH WAS COMMONLY CALLED INFLUENZA OR THE FLU. SEE SPANISH FLU.
RUSSIAN FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING IN RUSSIA AND PEAKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD FROM 1889 -1890. CONTINUING IN A MILDER FORM UNTIL THE PRESENT.
SPANISH FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING IN SPAIN AND PEAKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD IN 1918. CONTINUING IN A MILDER FORM UNTIL THE PRESENT.
SWINE FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING IN MEXICO IN 2008. PRESENTLY PEAKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD.
WEST NILE FLU: A WORLDWIDE FLU EPIDEMIC AFFECTING HUMANS. STARTING IN EGYPT AND PEAKING IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD FROM 1999 -2004. CONTINUING IN A MILDER FORM UNTIL THE PRESENT.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ADDITIONAL AND MORE PRECISE AND IN DEPTH INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY; ON-LINE SITES SUCH AS THE CENTER FOR CONTAGIOUS DISEASE CONTROL (CDC), THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS), WIKIPEDIA, GOOGLE, YAHOO, WEB ENCYCLOPEDIAS, ETC.
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