Technology During the Spanish Flu and During the COVID19 1

Technology During the Spanish Flu and During the COVID19 2

Technology during the Spanish flu and the COVID19

One hundred years ago, we had Spanish flu, the most recent severe pandemic in history.

As the experts say, covid-19 is the deadliest disease than Spanish flu. In the 19th century, there

was poor technology compared to today's technology. The world's technology at that time was

still developing. Hence the spread of the news about the pandemic was not at that rate as today,

which contributed to the killing of many people.

According to the WHO data, the COVI-19 cases confirmed are 102,584,351 that have

caused 2,222,647 deaths (Hamzah et al.). It is due to well-circulated communication because of

the improved technology. The Spanish flu's 19th-century pandemic killed more than 50 million

people worldwide (Murray et al.). Due to poor technology, the information could not reach all

the people efficiently as today's pandemic. The blockchain technology was used to minimize

cases of the COVID-19 cases (Khurshid, 2020).

From my perspective, I can conclude that improved technology has enabled the good

circulation of information and increased communication whereby many people were informed

about the pandemic. International channels like CNN, BBC, and many more can be heard

globally reporting about the pandemic. People can learn how to avoid the disease hence minimal

cases.
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References

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Murray, C. J., Lopez, A. D., Chin, B., Feehan, D., & Hill, K. H. (2006). Estimating potential

global pandemic influenza mortality based on vital registry data from the 1918–20

pandemic: a quantitative analysis. The Lancet, 368(9554), 2211-2218.

Khurshid, A. (2020). Applying blockchain technology to address the crisis of trust during the

COVID-19 pandemic. JMIR medical informatics, 8(9), e20477.