Responses to Spanish Influenza and AIDS (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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When was the Spanish flu pandemic?
When was the Spanish flu pandemic?
1918-1920
Spanish flu: global death toll
Spanish flu: global death toll
50-100 million people
Spanish flu: age group hit hardest
Spanish flu: age group hit hardest
20-40 year-olds
Spanish flu: fraction of world infected
Spanish flu: fraction of world infected
About one third
Why called 'Spanish flu'?
Why called 'Spanish flu'?
Spain first published accounts, no censorship
Why WWI soldiers vulnerable to Spanish flu
Why WWI soldiers vulnerable to Spanish flu
Dirty/damp conditions, malnourished, weak immunity
Spanish flu: total global infections
Spanish flu: total global infections
About 500 million people
What does HIV stand for?
What does HIV stand for?
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV origin: location and year
HIV origin: location and year
Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo, 1920
When was the disease named AIDS?
When was the disease named AIDS?
September 1982
HIV/AIDS cases worldwide in 1990s
HIV/AIDS cases worldwide in 1990s
Over 2.5 million
HIV transmission methods
HIV transmission methods
Body fluids: blood, semen, rectal/vaginal fluids, breast milk
HIV cannot be spread by
HIV cannot be spread by
Air, water, insect bites, saliva, physical contact
Princess Diana's role in AIDS awareness
Princess Diana's role in AIDS awareness
De-stigmatising touching infected people