What similarities do you see between the COVID pandemic and the influenza pandemic of 1918?

reading about
the influenza pandemic of 1918 during the COVID pandemic of 2020-2021? What
insights into the book do you have as a result of your own experiences?

2. What similarities do you see between the
COVID pandemic and the influenza pandemic of 1918?

2b. Ch.8
“Chalking doors with crosses” discusses the NYC metro response to the 1918 flu
pandemic (see the “Imperial Metropolis section). What stands out to you about
this section? What similarities and differences do you see in your experiences
during the 2020 COVID pandemic in the NYC metro?

3. A major difference between the 2020 COVID
pandemic and the 1918 influenza pandemic is science & medicine’s
understanding of viruses and disease spread. How did this better understanding
of disease shape science, medicine, and/or public health responses in 2020,
compared to 1918?

4. What gaps do you see in morbidity and
mortality among different populations in the 1918 influenza pandemic? What
caused these differences? (Note: Ch. 15 “The human factor” discusses
differences in mortality based on geography and cultural factors- might be a
good place to start here)

5. Pale Rider discusses how many different
cities and communities around the world responded to the 1918 influenza
pandemic. Which of these responses stand out to you?

5b. Where do you
see culture influencing pandemic responses in Pale Rider?

6. Chapter 13,
Aenigmoplasma Influenza, describes scientists attempting to identify the
pathogen causing influenza. What stands out to you about these experiments?
What were some of the important breakthroughs in virus and vaccine research?

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