https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha A padlet about the influenza pandemic for world history. en-us 2023-02-22 20:44:08 UTC 2025-10-05 16:25:11 UTC hello@padlet.com sherlynespino2 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491722115 A disease named Influenza starts spreading rapidly to soldiers fighting during the war.]]> 2023-02-22 20:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491722115 kameronkimbrough1_1 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491725179 In 1918 It became a pandemic, a disease prevalent over a large area or the entire world killing 20 million in Europe and the U.S. mostly affecting people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. ]]> 2023-02-22 20:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491725179 kameronkimbrough1_1 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491727219 It was mostly in urban and rural areas, infecting the U.S., India, Europe, and Asia. It went worldwide.  ]]> 2023-02-22 20:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491727219 sherlynespino2 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491730446 Soldiers returned home as the war ended came in contact with loved ones and started the spreading of the flu. Another cause was the nature of transportation at the time, and the amount of transport happening between the U.S. and Europe because of World War I, the virus quickly spread globally.]]> 2023-02-22 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491730446 sherlynespino2 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491734095 20 million people died, and it affected everyone worldwide. From Europe to the U.S., India, etc. It also brought up concerns about nationalism and how although it was a powerful force, improvements in transportation were creating a global culture that would create global challenges. ]]> 2023-02-22 21:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491734095 sherlynespino2 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491735194 A good connection to this influenza pandemic is the Covid-19 virus in 2020 which caused a worldwide pandemic that resulted in people going into lockdown and self-quarantining. It resulted in the deaths of 6.8 million. Since people were so unprepared during the influenza pandemic, the fatalities were higher. We learned that by using masks it prevented the spreading of it even further. ]]> 2023-02-22 21:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2491735194 kameronkimbrough1_1 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2493124056 2023-02-23 20:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2493124056 sherlynespino2 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2493124342 2023-02-23 20:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2493124342 sherlynespino2 https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2493136941 2023-02-23 21:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sherlynespino2/9fvh0g8pil6nlrha/wish/2493136941