History of Worldwide Swine Flu Pandemics, and Other Epidemics
This greatest epidemic in memory is the Spanish flu in 1918 that infected 40% of the world’s population and killed nearly 50 million people. This was just on the onset of fast mass transportation, flight, and our understanding of viral infections.
Previous epidemics in 1976 did not kill nearly as many or infect as many, less then ten recorded deaths. Twenty five people died from the widespread use of the vaccine that caused complications in many of its recipients. Epidemics are a natural part of life, they come and go. Our scientists are hard at work to defeat this current epidemic and will not rest until they have conquered this new challenge.
This disease is not so different from the regular flu season, which I will remind you is fast approaching, and should not be forgotten in this haze of panic. Remember that the ordinary flu kills people every year with great regularity, but we do not surrender to its panic. Protect yourself, practice good hygiene and go forth in your lives without the grip of fear. Wheels are already set in motion that prevent and defeat the infection worldwide; our leaders have not forgotten the epidemics of the previous century.