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Deutsche Bank says a giant volcanic eruption and another deadly pandemic are among the ‘catastrophic’ disasters that could devastate the world economy in the next 10 years Spanish Flu

Deutsche Bank says a giant volcanic eruption and another deadly pandemic are among the ‘catastrophic’ disasters that could devastate the world economy in the next 10 years

Reuters / Antonio Parrinello Deutsche Bank this week published a somewhat bizarre research note speculating on a series of potentially catastrophic events it says could befall the global economy in the next decade. The bank said in a note Tuesday that there is a 33% chance at least one of…
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June 17, 2020
Digital Adoption Accelerated Spanish Flu

Digital Adoption Accelerated

The spread of COVID-19 has dramatically changed our world. Business leaders are working to address immediate impacts to their organizations and adapt to new policies and social norms shaping how we interact. The impacts of the global pandemic and evolution in consumer behaviors will be lasting, as will the technology…
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June 9, 2020
The History of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, “The Deadliest Epidemic of All Time”: Three Free Lectures from The Great Courses Spanish Flu

The History of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, “The Deadliest Epidemic of All Time”: Three Free Lectures from The Great Courses

in Education, Health, History, How to Learn for Free, Science | June 4th, 2020 Leave a Comment Advertisement In one cascade of events after another, people are finding out the normal they once knew doesn’t exist anymore. Instead it feels as if we’re living through several past crises at once,…
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June 4, 2020
How did the Spanish flu pandemic end and what lessons can we learn from a century ago? Spanish Flu

How did the Spanish flu pandemic end and what lessons can we learn from a century ago?

A pandemic swept through the US and Europe in 1918 killing, by some estimates, more than 50 million people.It began between January and February in the United States when a flurry of people died after presenting symptoms of headaches, respiratory difficulties, cough and high fever.A few months later, patients in…
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June 3, 2020
The Snapback Glove may look like a mitten on a string, but it can protect you from harmful germs Spanish Flu

The Snapback Glove may look like a mitten on a string, but it can protect you from harmful germs

Even though life is emerging following our COVID-19 lockdown, it’s not exactly time to celebrate defeating the insidious virus just yet. CDC officials warn that once a resurgence of the virus hits this winter, it could prove even more disastrous for the U.S. healthcare system than the opening salvo. That…
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June 2, 2020
COVID-19: Second wave not inevitable, depends on effective restrictive measures: experts Spanish Flu

COVID-19: Second wave not inevitable, depends on effective restrictive measures: experts

Author of the article:Gordon HoekstraPublishing date:4 days ago  •  4 minute readUniversity of B.C. epidemiologist Daniel Coombs. RICHARD LAM / PNGArticle contentHistory shows that pandemics have second waves, but scientists say it is not inevitable in B.C. where the COVID-19 outbreak is currently under control.A lot depends on whether eased physical…
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June 1, 2020
Native American tribes’ pandemic response is hamstrung by many inequities Spanish Flu

Native American tribes’ pandemic response is hamstrung by many inequities

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is novel, but pandemic threats to indigenous peoples are anything but new. Diseases like measles, smallpox and the Spanish flu have decimated Native American communities ever since the arrival of the first European colonizers. Now COVID-19 is having similarly devastating impacts in Indian country. Some reservations are…
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June 1, 2020
The Raging Cytokine Storm Spanish Flu

The Raging Cytokine Storm

The havoc wrought by an immune system gone rogue. Posted May 30, 2020 Terracotta funerary plaque, ca. 520-510 BC. Athenian. As deaths from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, many mourn loved ones to whom they were not able to say goodbye and because of social distancing, for whom they may…
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May 30, 2020
New York City’s average life expectancy may have dipped by 5 years due to the coronavirus. Here’s how that compares to past epidemics. Spanish Flu

New York City’s average life expectancy may have dipped by 5 years due to the coronavirus. Here’s how that compares to past epidemics.

Coronavirus deaths from March to May caused New York City's life expectancy to decline by 5 years, according to a recent analysis.By comparison, the 1918 flu pandemic resulted in a 12-year decline in life expectancy in the US.Life expectancies can rebound quickly after an epidemic, depending on the length of the…
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May 30, 2020