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I believe the 1918 flu also had the unusual property of killing people in their 20s at a higher rate than the middle aged and old. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/art
by davidhowlett 6y ago
I believe the 1918 flu also had the unusual property of killing people in their 20s at a higher rate than the middle aged and old. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0979-f3 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0979-f3
- dragonwriter 6y agoFor much of 1918, a lot of people in their 20s getting the flu were also experiencing trench warfare, which can't be an optimal situation, both in terms of immediate self-care and co-occurring health conditions.
- DennisP 6y agoOlder people were less vulnerable in the U.S. as well. The problem was that young healthy people were more likely to have an immune system overreaction. This applied to both genders. (Source: John Barry's The Great Influenza)
- lordnacho 6y agoI guess you should see that it was just men in their 20s in the stats then?