1957–1958 influenza pandemic
The 1957-58 influenza pandemic, also called Asian flu was a time when many people caught H2N2 influenza A and became sick. Westerners first learned about this influenza when it was in Singapore. It killed 1.1 million people.[1]
| 1957–1958 influenza pandemic | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sick people in Sweden in a stadium that has been made into a hospital | |
| Disease | Infection |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Date | February 1957-1958 (Possible 1959) |
The influenza virus that caused the pandemic had an HA antigen and NA antigen that scientists had never seen before, so they named it "H2N2."[2]
The 1957 influenza pandemic was the first time scientists truly studied how influenza could move through large groups of people who had not had vaccines that worked against it yet.[2]
1957–1958 Influenza Pandemic Media
At Vivallius School in Örebro, Sweden, only one student attended class due to the pandemic.
Excess mortality in Chile, 1953–1959. Flu seasons highlighted in gray. Note black spikes in the mortality rate.
References
- ↑ "1957-1958 Pandemic (H2N2 virus)". United States Centers for Disease Control. 22 January 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edwin D. Kilbourne (2006). "Influenza Pandemics of the 20th Century". Emerg Infect Dis. 12 (1): 9–14. doi:10.3201/eid1201.051254. PMC 3291411. PMID 16494710.
