1918–1920 flu pandemic
1918–1920 global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus
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Summary
1918–1920 flu pandemic is an influenza pandemic[1]. It draws 36,977 Wikipedia views per month (influenza pandemic category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: pandemic[3], infectious disease[4], zoonosis[5], disease outbreak[6]
- Subclass of: disease[7], influenza[8]
- Commons category: Spanish flu[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- Has part(s): Spanish flu of 1918-1919 in Sweden[11], Spanish flu of 1918-1919 in Switzerland[12]
- Start time: January 1918[13]
- End time: December 1, 1920[14]
- Significant event: World War I[15]
- Has cause: World War I[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Spanish flu pandemic[17]
- Anatomical location: human lung[18]
- Described at URL: https://www.who.int/influenza/pandemic-influenza-an-evolving-challenge/en/[19]
- Disease transmission process: waterfowl[20], droplet infection[21]
- Number of deaths: 50,000,000[22], 675,000[23]
- Described by source: Pale Rider. The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World[24]
- Start point: Fort Riley[25], Haskell County[26], Camp Funston[27], Étaples[28]
- Has immediate cause: influenza A virus subtype H1N1[29]
- Number of cases: 500,000,000[30]
- Subject named as: Spanische Grippe[31]
- Different from: 2009 swine flu pandemic[32], 1889–1890 pandemic[33], trench fever[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject COVID-19[35], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
Why It Matters
1918–1920 flu pandemic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]