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| "Hard Case" Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.45308 |
It transferred to America by transatlantic travel, and then was transmitted by our transportation infrastructure throughout the states.
It was called "Asiatic flu" or "Russian flu", and later determined that the strain was Influenza A, subtype H3N8.
On an interesting sidenote, an H3 antigen influenza did re-occur in 1968 as H3N2. It was called the "Hong Kong flu", and arrived in the United States. Tests on the very elderly during this time demonstrated that the majority had H3 antibodies from exposure to H3 viruses circulating in 1891. This age group remained relatively well protected during the 1968 pandemic. This type of study is called "sero-archaeology".
Old death certificates may list the late 1800's influenza pandemic as Grippe, La grippe, or Influenza.
We have at least 13 people in the PMMP who died from influenza during this time period. In some cases, cause of death may have been identified as something else that may have been related to influenza, such as pneumonia, etc.
We have at least 13 people in the PMMP who died from influenza during this time period. In some cases, cause of death may have been identified as something else that may have been related to influenza, such as pneumonia, etc.
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| La Grippe Click Here to Read the Article and See the Reference |
2 comments:
Interesting comparison. Wonder if that is why today we have people who over 100 surviving or current pandemic.
Yes, I saw an article just like that today. Maybe they were exposed to a version of it much earlier in their life.
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