Biology Now, 2e

The Deadly Price

of a Pandemic

The Spanish flu of 1918 devastated populations across Europe, killing

not only the young and old, but also healthy adults. Since then, new

strains of flu have reared their ugly heads, and doctors and vaccine

manufacturers struggle to anticipate the next outbreak.

1918

H1N1

1957

H2N2

1968

H3N2

2009

H1N1

50 M

dead worldwide

650 K

dead in U.S.

1.5M

dead

worldwide

70 K

dead

in U.S.

750 K

dead

worldwide

34 K

dead

in U.S.

285 K

dead

worldwide

12 K

dead

in U.S.

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