This resource pack supports the Spanish Flu simulator at http://resources.modelling4all.org/spanish-flu/teacher-guide-to-spanish-flu-simulation.
More people died from the 1918-1920 Spanish Influenza pandemic than there were casulties as a result of the First World War. This world-wide epidemic caused by influenza viruses led to between 50 and 100 million deaths in 1918 and 1919 (as much as 1 of every 18 people).
Many researchers have suggested that the conditions of the war significantly aided the spread of the disease. And others have argued that the course of the war (and subsequent peace treaty) was influenced by the pandemic.
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Lessons from the past: How the deadly
second wave of the 1918 ‘Spanish flu’
caught Dallas and the U.S. by surprise
Health concerns about the 2020 coronavirus pandemic are rooted in the
catastrophic second wave of the 1918 pandemic, which hit between
September and November of that year.
By David Tarrant
9:00 AM on Jul 3, 2020
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/07/03/lessons-from-the-past-how-the-deadly-second-
wave-of-the-1918-spanish-flu-caught-dallas-and-the-us-by-surprise/
Illustration by staff artist Michael Hogue.(Michael Hogue / Michael Hogue illustration)
As August gave way to September of 1918, few people were thinking about the
influenza that would soon sweep across Texas and the rest of the country with the speed and
deadly ferocity of a firestorm.
There had been a relatively mild version of the virus in the spring of that year, mostly
affecting troops mobilizing to go off to World War I over in Europe. But by summer the disease
known at the time as the Spanish flu had been largely forgotten.
The front pages of The Dallas Morning News were dominated by news of American troops
pouring into Europe for what would come to be known as World War I.
But that would quickly change. By the end of September, a second wave of the flu, far
deadlier, would sweep across the country, hitting Dallas and other large cities hard.
When health experts worry about the course of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, they
often look back at the second wave of the 1918 pandemic, between September and November,
https://www.dallasnews.com/author/david-tarrant
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when influenza cases overwhelmed hospitals and medical staffs across the country and the dead
piled up faster than they could be buried.
In Dallas that year, the city’s chief health officer, A.W. Carnes, waved off the fast-
approaching pandemic as not much more than the common cold. In a major blunder, he permitted
a patriotic parade in late September that attracted a cheering crowd of thousands jammed
together downtown.
Cases of influenza promptly spiked.
The second wave would produce most of the deaths of the pandemic, which experts now
estimate at 50 million to 100 million worldwide. In the United States, 675,000 people died from
the virus.
The Dallas Morning News on Sept. 27, 1918, reported the rapid spread of the Spanish flu. Despite the worsening
conditions, Dallas medical officials hesitated to impose restrictions on public gatherings for more than two weeks.
As it did then, the world is struggling with a virus for which there is no vaccine. COVID-19,
the sickness caused by the new coronavirus, has advanced unabated around the world since it first
appeared in China late last year. By the end of June, the number of deaths worldwide exceeded
500,000.
Like the Spanish flu in 1918, the new coronavirus isn’t showing signs of fading away
anytime soon. Texas ended June with alarm lights flashing as new COVID-19 cases set records
daily ...
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Lessons from the past: How the deadly
second wave of the 1918 ‘Spanish flu’
caught Dallas and the U.S. by surprise
Health concerns about the 2020 coronavirus pandemic are rooted in the
catastrophic second wave of the 1918 pandemic, which hit between
September and November of that year.
By David Tarrant
9:00 AM on Jul 3, 2020
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/07/03/lessons-from-the-past-how-the-deadly-second-
wave-of-the-1918-spanish-flu-caught-dallas-and-the-us-by-surprise/
Illustration by staff artist Michael Hogue.(Michael Hogue / Michael Hogue illustration)
As August gave way to September of 1918, few people were thinking about the
influenza that would soon sweep across Texas and the rest of the country with the speed and
deadly ferocity of a firestorm.
There had been a relatively mild version of the virus in the spring of that year, mostly
affecting troops mobilizing to go off to World War I over in Europe. But by summer the disease
known at the time as the Spanish flu had been largely forgotten.
The front pages of The Dallas Morning News were dominated by news of American troops
pouring into Europe for what would come to be known as World War I.
But that would quickly change. By the end of September, a second wave of the flu, far
deadlier, would sweep across the country, hitting Dallas and other large cities hard.
When health experts worry about the course of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, they
often look back at the second wave of the 1918 pandemic, between September and November,
https://www.dallasnews.com/author/david-tarrant
2
when influenza cases overwhelmed hospitals and medical staffs across the country and the dead
piled up faster than they could be buried.
In Dallas that year, the city’s chief health officer, A.W. Carnes, waved off the fast-
approaching pandemic as not much more than the common cold. In a major blunder, he permitted
a patriotic parade in late September that attracted a cheering crowd of thousands jammed
together downtown.
Cases of influenza promptly spiked.
The second wave would produce most of the deaths of the pandemic, which experts now
estimate at 50 million to 100 million worldwide. In the United States, 675,000 people died from
the virus.
The Dallas Morning News on Sept. 27, 1918, reported the rapid spread of the Spanish flu. Despite the worsening
conditions, Dallas medical officials hesitated to impose restrictions on public gatherings for more than two weeks.
As it did then, the world is struggling with a virus for which there is no vaccine. COVID-19,
the sickness caused by the new coronavirus, has advanced unabated around the world since it first
appeared in China late last year. By the end of June, the number of deaths worldwide exceeded
500,000.
Like the Spanish flu in 1918, the new coronavirus isn’t showing signs of fading away
anytime soon. Texas ended June with alarm lights flashing as new COVID-19 cases set records
daily ...
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Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
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Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
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These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
1. Resource Pack
The 1918-1920 ‘Spanish’
Influenza Pandemic
Developed for World War One Centenary: Continuations and Beginnings by Ken Khan, Kate
Lindsay & Richard Marshall, University of Oxford (August 2012). Free, high quality educational
resources on new perspectives of the First World War. http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk.
2. Introduction
More people dies from the 1918-1920 Spanish Influenza
pandemic than there were casulties as a result of the First
World War. This world-wide epidemic caused by influenza
viruses led to between 50 and 100 million deaths in 1918
and 1919 (as much as 1 of every 18 people).
Many researchers have suggested that the conditions of
the war significantly aided the spread of the disease. And
others have argued that the course of the war (and
subsequent peace treaty) was influenced by the
pandemic.
3. All the following resources are brought together
to support the Spanish Flu Simulator – a
computer model to help explore this pandemic.
http://resources.modelling4all.org/spanish-
flu/teacher-guide-to-spanish-flu-simulation
4. Lecture
Prof Frank Snowden, Pandemic Influenza, Ch. 4. Lecture 20 from the series
Epidemics in Western Society since 1920 from Open Yale. Available under CC
BY-NC-SA. Available as video, audio and text.
http://resources.modelling4all.org/spanish-flu/teacher-guide-to-spanish-flu-
simulation
5. Article
Barry. J. M. (2004)The site of origin of the 1918 influenza pandemic and its
public health implications. Journal of Transatlantic Medicine. 20 January
2004. (2.3). Available under CC BY.
http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/2/1/3
6. Interview
Death on the eve of Armistice. Michael Palin interviews Professor John
Oxford, exploring conditions at the end of the Great War and the impact of
influenza on the Armistice. Available via OpenLearn, Open University as CC
BY-NC-SA. Also available as audio and text.
Questions discussed:
• How significant was the influenza outbreak on the casualties at the end of
the First World War?
• How did [the outbreak] begin?
• What did they know about the epidemic at the time and […] were they
able to contain it successfully?
• What measures could they take or did they try to take to contain it?
• At that stage was there anything they could do, do they have any vaccine?
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/world-
history/death-on-the-eve-armistice
8. A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair.
Available via the Welcome Library, London, as CC-BY-NC-SA
‘A-TICH-OO!! Good evening I’m the new Influenza’.
Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.
9. Original caption: ‘Emergency hospital during influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas.’ Available via Otis
Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Camp Funston experienced the first significant outbreak of the disease in the United States. In March 1918,
1100 men became ill, of whom 38 died. The flu returned in November, probably when this photograph was
taken: at the height of this second wave, around 6-7000 men were ill, swamping the Base Hospital and
necessitating the setting up of emergency wards such as the one pictured.
10. Original caption: ‘Cleaning up after the flu’. Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and
Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Disinfection of hospital blankets following outbreak of Spanish Influenza. From a scrapbook created by Gertrude
Smith documenting her service as a nurse from 1918 to 1921 at Camp Mills, Long Island; Camp Pike, Arkansas;
Walter Reed; and Camp Eustis, Virginia. Mostly photographs of nurses, hospitals, and patients, including images
of the 1918 influenza epidemic.
11. Enlisted Men's Tents. X Section. Base Hospital, Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Available via Otis
Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Emergency Hospital during Influenza Epidemic, September and October 1918. The flu arrived at Camp Jackson
in mid-September, shortly after outbreaks of measles and meningitis. The Base Hospital was soon filled to
capacity, and large areas of the camp had to be turned into an extension of the hospital. Over 5,000 patients
were eventually treated, of whom at least 300 died.
12. Original caption: ‘Influenza Avenue’. Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and
Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Emergency tented accommodation for Spanish Influenza patients at a military hospital in America. From a
scrapbook created by Gertrude Smith documenting her service as a nurse from 1918 to 1921 at Camp Mills,
Long Island; Camp Pike, Arkansas; Walter Reed; and Camp Eustis, Virginia. Mostly photographs of nurses,
hospitals, and patients, including images of the 1918 influenza epidemic.
13. Original caption: ‘Tent settlement during the influenza epidemic, mess time.’ Available Available via Otis
Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Emergency tented accommodation for Spanish Influenza patients at a military hospital in America. From a
scrapbook created by Gertrude Smith documenting her service as a nurse from 1918 to 1921 at Camp Mills,
Long Island; Camp Pike, Arkansas; Walter Reed; and Camp Eustis, Virginia. Mostly photographs of nurses,
hospitals, and patients, including images of the 1918 influenza epidemic.
14. Original caption: U.S. Army Camp Hospital No. 45, Aix-Les-Bains, France, Influenza Ward No. 1. Available
Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Men in beds with rudimentary privacy provided by sheets. The scale of the outbreak is apparent from the
closeness of the beds and the numbering of the influenza ward: presumably there were others in the same
hospital.
15. U.S. Army Field Hospital No. 29. Interior view of influenza ward. Hollerich, Luxembourg. 7th December
1918. Available Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Note rudimentary nature of emergency accommodation: men have to sleep on folding camp beds. Patients
and orderly (standing right) are all wearing masks.
16. Original caption: 'Second Street Home during the epidemic, nearly one hundred and ten nurses slept in or
around this house.‘ Available Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as
CC-BY-NC-SA
Temporary nursing accommodation during the Spanish Influenza Epidemic at a military hospital in America.
From a scrapbook created by Gertrude Smith documenting her service as a nurse from 1918 to 1921 at Camp
Mills, Long Island; Camp Pike, Arkansas; Walter Reed; and Camp Eustis, Virginia. Mostly photographs of nurses,
hospitals, and patients, including images of the 1918 influenza epidemic.
17. Men wearing masks during the Spanish Influenza epidemic. Available via Library and Archives Canada as CC-
BY-NC-SA
Simple cloth masks soon became compulsory for infected and uninfected alike, though were of doubtful
utility in preventing the spread of the disease. Man on left possibly wearing Canadian Service Dress trousers,
so a military group. Photograph taken in 1918.
18. Red lung pneumonia. Available Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine
as CC-BY-NC-SA
Much of the medical research on the disease was conducted in military hospitals. Painting for study purposes of
the partially dissected lungs of Pte. H.D. Cauvel, MDBH 76 [Herman Ore Cauvel, Medical Division Base Hospital
76], died October 8, 1918 from influenza and pneumonia: ‘the picture shows the red lung type of pneumonia, a
type of pneumonia which was peculiar to the pandemic’.
Labelled ‘Base Laboratory | Hospital Centre Vichy | A.E.F. [American Expeditionary Force’. Artwork by Lt.
William Schwarz of the Army Medical Museum.
19. ‘Symptomatology of the Influenza Epidemic’. Available Available via Otis Historical Archives National Museum
of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Tabulation of the various influenza symptoms recorded at American army camps in 1918. The most common
were sudden onset, prostration, high temperature, headache, conjunctivitis, coryza (cold symptoms) and
cough.
20. ‘Influenza Pandemic. Mortality in America and Europe during 1918 and 1919’. Available Available via Otis
Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine as CC-BY-NC-SA
Chart plotting deaths from influenza, expressed as an annual rate per 1000. Statistics gathered from New York,
London, Paris, and Berlin.
Created 20th August 1919.
21. Documentary film
We Heard the Bells. The Influenza of 1918. A Presentation Of The U.S.
Department Of Health And Human Services, Centers For Medicare &
Medicaid Services. In the public domain.
http://archive.org/details/gov.hhs.cms.006719
22. Personal accounts, documentary film
The Last Days of Okak. 1985. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Available under a custom license.
“Only grass-covered ruins remain of the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit
settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries
evangelized the coast and encouraged the growth of Inuit settlements, but it
was also a Moravian ship that brought the deadly Spanish influenza during
the world epidemic of 1919. The Inuit of the area were decimated, and Okak
was abandoned. Through diaries, old photos and interviews with survivors,
this film relates the story of the epidemic, with its accompanying horrors, as
well as examining the relations between the natives and the missionairies.”
Full record: http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=16164
Available at: http://apsts.alberta.ca/video/watch/2qPkzCS4J78rSRNWJrEQno
23. Personal account, oral history
“Please, Let Me Put Him in a Macaroni Box” The Spanish Influenza of 1918
in Philadelphia. Available via OER Commons. Fair use for Educational
purposes.
In 1918 and 1919 the Spanish influenza killed more humans than any other
disease in a similar period in the history of the world. In the United States a
quarter of the population (25 million people or more) contracted the flu;
550,000 died. In the early 1980s, when historian Charles Hardy did interviews
for the Philadelphia radio program “The Influenza Pandemic of 1918,” he was
struck by the painful memories as many older Philadelphians recalled the
inability of the city to care for the dead and dying. In these excerpts from
Hardy’s radio program, Clifford Adams, an African American from the South;
Anna Lavin, a Jewish immigrant; Anne Van Dyke and Elizabeth Struchesky; and
Louise Abruchezze, an Italian immigrant, discussed their shared experience in
Philadelphia—shocked by the scale of the influenza outbreak, none could
fathom the lack of respect shown for those who had died.
http://www.oercommons.org/libraries/please-let-me-put-him-in-a-macaroni-
box-the-spanish-influenza-of-1918-in-philadelphia
24. Personal account, oral history
“He’ll Come Home in a Box”: The Spanish Influenza of 1918 Comes to
Montana. Available via OER Commons. Fair use for Educational purposes.
In a 1982 interview with Laurie Mercier, Loretta Jarussi of Bearcreek,
Montana, described how people would pass through that tiny town
seemingly healthy, only to be reported dead two days later. Her father went
undiagnosed for many weeks and had plans to go to a nearby hot springs to
rest. She believed that her father’s death was averted only because the son of
the local doctor was an army doctor who recognized flu symptoms that others
missed.
http://www.oercommons.org/libraries/hell-come-home-in-a-box-the-
spanish-influenza-of-1918-comes-to-montana
25. Personal account, oral history
“There Wasn’t a Mine Runnin’ a Lump O’ Coal”: A Kentucky Coal Miner
Remembers the Influenza Pandemic of 1918–1919. Available via OER
Commons. Fair use for Educational purposes.
Kentucky coal miner Teamus Bartley was interviewed at ninety-five years of
age and vividly recalled the impact of the flu pandemic on his community.
With a dearth of healthy laborers, the mines shut down for six weeks in 1918
and miners went from digging coal to digging graves.
http://www.oercommons.org/libraries/there-wasnt-a-mine-runnin-a-lump-o-
coal-a-kentucky-coal-miner-remembers-the-influenza-pandemic-of-1918-
1919
26. Report, 1920
[Ministry of Health], Report on the Pandemic of Influenza, 1918-19. Reports
on Public Health and Medical Subjects. No. 4 (London: HMSO, 1920).
Available via FluWeb Influenza Database as CC BY-NC-SA.
A downloadable book from 1920 from the Ministy of Health, London.
Individual chapters catalogued and available to download as PDF files.
Part I. Deals with Influenza in Great Britain and Ireland, and will be found to
be a contribution of exceptional interest and suggestiveness
Part II. Presents an account by the former of the incidence of Influenza in
Europe and the Western Hemisphere, and by the latter of its incidence in
Australasia and parts of Africa and Asia.
Part III. contains 12 special papers reporting inquiries into different aspects of
Influenza as it occurred in the UK.
http://influenza.sph.unimelb.edu.au/MOH_TOC.php