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La pandemia olvidada de 1918 / The forgotten pandemic of 1918
González Bombardiere, Sergio.
Affiliation
  • González Bombardiere, Sergio; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Anatomía Patológica. CL
ARS méd. (Santiago) ; 14(14): 39-48, 2007.
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-477307
Responsible library: CL10.1
RESUMEN
La pandemia de influenza del año 1918 causó más muertes que la Primera Guerra Mundial. El agente causal solo se identificó 20 años después y en la década de los 90, recién se conoció el tipo específico. El presente trabajo resume los hechos de 1918 y los esfuerzos posteriores para aclarar la causa de esta pandemia, por qué fue tan letal y si podría repetirse.
ABSTRACT
The 1918 pandemic of influenza caused more deaths than the First World War. The causal agent was isolated 20 year after the first events and in only in the 90’s the specific type was identified. The present work summarizes the 1918 facts, describes the efforts to clarify the cause of this pandemics, why it was so lethal, and if it could attack again.
Subject(s)
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: RNA, Viral / Disease Outbreaks / Pneumonia, Bacterial / Influenza, Human Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: Es Journal: ARS méd. (Santiago) Journal subject: BIOETICA / Ciˆncias da Sa£de Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Country of publication: Chile
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: RNA, Viral / Disease Outbreaks / Pneumonia, Bacterial / Influenza, Human Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: Es Journal: ARS méd. (Santiago) Journal subject: BIOETICA / Ciˆncias da Sa£de Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Country of publication: Chile