Health: Pandemics Past and Present

These sites are geared toward high school students to learn about avian flu, pandemic flu, and seasonal flu. Read about the 1918 influenza outbreak and view photographs from that period. Audio and video recordings are available on some sites.

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• Flu.gov: Pandemic Flu History

  Visit this official government web site to read about the four flu pandemics in recent history.

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• PBS: Influenza 1918

  Learn about the influenza outbreak of 1918 by clicking on "Timeline" or "Maps." There is also a "Teacher's Guide."

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• The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

  More people died in the flu epidemic than in WWI. Read about this pandemic and look at photographs of the period.

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• The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic, and the Emerging Swine Flu Pandemic

  Here is a history of the flue by Leonard Crane, author of "Ninth Day of Creation."

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• Photo Gallery: 1918 Influenza Epidemic

  See actual photraphs from The National Museum of Health and Medicine of the flue epidemic.

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• The Pennsylvania Gazette: The Flu of 1918

  Read this article about the city of Philadelphia which had the highest death toll from the flue of any American city.

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• Interview with Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger, MD

  Jeffrey Taubenberger and his co-workers published an article in "Science" describing their recovery of the RNA genome of the Spanish flu virus. Read this 1998 interview with Taubenberger and Leonard Crane. NOTE: The site has links that lead to ads.

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• New Zealand: The 1918 Flu Pandemic

  Listen to audio files of the flu survivors. RealPlayer is required.

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• New York Times: Experts Unlock Clues to Spread of 1918 Flu

  Read this article and listen to a video "Health Minutes: Reviving the 1918 Flu." NOTE: The site includes ads.

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• CDC: 1918 Influenza Pandemic

  The research article "1918 Influenza Pandemic Caused by Highly Conserved Viruses with Two Receptor-Binding Variants" is available to read and as a PDF file.

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• CDC: Pandemic Influenza: Worldwide Preparedness

  Read about the differences between avian flu, pandemic flu, and seasonal flu.

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• CDC: Influenza Fact Sheet

  What is influenza and what are its symptoms? Find the answers here.

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• The Next Influenza Pandemic

  This article, by Dr. Moshe Ipp, talks about what the next flu pandemic might be and how we can be better prepared.

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• WHO: Avian Influenza

  The World Health Organization coordinates the global response to human cases of bird flu. Click on the links below the article for information on the various strains of avian flu and other documents.

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• PBS: Bird Flu

  This site has a "Lesson Plan" and an interactive "Bird Flu Map." Explore many different topics on bird flu.

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