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1918
The early twentieth century was a time in which, we as American’s, felt invincible because treatments were found for infectious bacilli, which were, at one time thought to have no cure. ...
1918 was the year when Fort Riley Kansas housed 26,000 men, men fighting a continuous war with the Germans. ... In 1918 the 20,000-acre boundary at Camp Funstun faced its worst season that it has ever seen (PBS). ...
In most cases a person taken sick with influenza feels sick rather suddenly. ... Influenza was out and on its way to destroy lives and leave the mark of death on 675,000 Americans. ... Influenza was stumping the most brilliant minds in the world and this raised a nationwide anxiety and also a suspicion to their enemies of war, the Germans. ... We now know that influenza is caused by a class of viruses that are among the most infectious pathogens known to man. ...
The spread of the influenza of 1918 was amazing over the course of a few months and even more amazing was how fast it killed. ... The first symptoms recorded were a sore throat, headache, and fever in March 1918 in Fort Riley, Kansas. ...
In 1918 the nation’s top medical specialist, Rupert Blue, had not yet figured out what the influenza virus was. ... He tried hard to keep this from entering the camps but influenza proved to strong and persistent for Blue’s efforts. ...
The influenza of 1918 was so contagious it was hard to tell, right away, how exactly it was spread, but many theories arose that were not all that far from the truth about the cause and prevention. ... “The Colgate Company pitched in by placing ads detailing twelve steps to prevent influenza. ...
Hope itself, in 1918, seemed hopeless at times. ... Most people don’t realize the severity of the influenza of 1918; an outbreak of this caliber can wipe nations out, maybe even a whole species.
Approximate Word count = 2676
Approximate Pages = 10.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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