From 4a2ab71b476b8513d0e80c1380015661d3daf41f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Nu=C3=B1o=20Sempere?= Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 20:53:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update PastPandemics.md --- ea/PastPandemics.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/ea/PastPandemics.md b/ea/PastPandemics.md index 8619a95..c44d853 100644 --- a/ea/PastPandemics.md +++ b/ea/PastPandemics.md @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ In 1918, older adults may have had partial protection caused by exposure to the ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/1918_spanish_flu_waves.gif) +(Image for the 1918 Spanish Flu) + Another oddity was that the outbreak was widespread in the summer and autumn (in the Northern Hemisphere); influenza is usually worse in winter In New Zealand, 8,573 deaths were attributed to the 1918 pandemic influenza, resulting in a total population fatality rate of 0.7%. Māori were 8 to 10 times as likely to die as other New Zealanders (Pakeha) because of their more crowded living conditions