Clinic and treatment of influenza
- Authors: Reznik A.E.
- Issue: Vol 38, No 2-3 (1957)
- Pages: 95-102
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/kazanmedj/article/view/101705
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/kazmj101705
- ID: 101705
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Abstract
The 1957 influenza pandemic swept every country in the world and was characterized by an extremely high morbidity rate. Such a widespread spread of influenza has attracted the attention not only of medical professionals but also of the general public to the issues of influenza clinic and prevention.
The first reliable description of a flu epidemic dates back to 1510, when the disease, which began in Malta, spread to Italy, France, Spain and other European countries. According to Hirsch, from 1510 to 1850 there were 9 extensive pandemics and 125 separate pandemic outbreaks in Europe. One of the most significant pandemics began in Bukhara in May 1889 and spread throughout the globe within a year and a half. The most violent influenza pandemic in human history, "Spanish Flu," began in 1918 and within a year and a half covered every part of the globe, causing enormous casualties.
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A. E. Reznik
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Email: info@eco-vector.com
Associate Professor
Russian Federation