of a flu.
A subtype of flu baring the same hallmarks as the deadly flu Pandemic of 1918 has mutated from Mexican pigs and has already killed 80 Mexicans within the past few days. The flu, labeled Mexican Swine Flu, has already two presumed cases in Kansas City and eight in New York City with fears that now the flu has spread to continental United States that it will rapidly spread throughout the world and – if worse fears are realised – could prove to become the next deadly global pandemic.
A group of nuns wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from the deadly virus in Mexico City
Authorities are already moving very swiftly both in Mexico, the United States and abroad to ensure that the deadly virus is contained as much as possible but, the damage may well have already been done with contaminated individuals possibly already located throughout the United States, Mexico and abroad. Accounts of the flu already being presumed to have reached as far afield as the United Kingdom and New Zealand is very worrying indeed. Meanwhile, conspiracy theories are already popping up as to the actual origin of this outbreak.
The deadly influenza pandemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish flu, was an incredibly virulent and deadly virus which accounted for the presumed deaths of as much as 2.5 to 5% of the global population with as many as 20% of the global population suffering from the disease to some extent. It was labeled as the “the greatest medical holocaust in history” and a major, if not the main, cause of death during World War I, where the conditions were ripe for the spread of the disease.
Scary stuff indeed. Hopefully, this outbreak is contained swiftly and minimal deaths result from this deadly disease. By the way, you can track the latest outbreaks and suspected fatalities as a result of the flu via this interactive Google map.
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