THE WEEL

INTRODUCTION

TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FLU . THE FLU IS APPARENTLY A BANAL AND SIMPLE DISEASE, BUT
MANY PEOPLE IN ANTIQUITY DIED FROM THIS DISEASE. INFLUENZA IS A CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS
DISEASE CAUSED BY A VIRUS. IN OLDER AND FRAGILE PEOPLE CAN GIVE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.

SYMPTOMS

THIS DISEASE PRESENTS WITH FEVER, MUSCLE PAIN, FATIGUE, DRY COUGH AND OTHER SYMPTOMS.
INFLUENCE IS RECOGNIZED ALSO FOR 3 MAIN ASPECTS: INITIALLY TEMPERATURE RISES TO 38 DEGREES,
THEN THERE ARE GENERAL PAINS AS FATIGUE ... AND FINALLY THERE IS THE PRESENCE OF A
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOM SUCH AS COUGH .

VACCINE AND CORONAVIRUS

TO PREVENT THE FLU IT IS RECOMMENDED TO MAKE A FLU VACCINE TO PROTECT US AND OTHERS. THE
GOAL OF THIS VACCINE IS TO PROTECT EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE AT RISK AND THE BEST TIME TO
VACCINATE IS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. INFLUENZA IS ALSO A DISEASE VERY SIMILAR TO
CORONAVIRUS AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO DISTINGUISH THEM, FOR EXAMPLE WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS YOU CAN LOSE TASTE WHILE WITH THE FLU NO

CURIOSITY

THERE ARE MANY VARIANTS OF INFLUENZA AND THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO TYPE A INFLUENZA, INFLUENZA
B AND INFLUENZA C. THE VIRUS IS USUALLY TRANSMITTED BY AIR AND THE DURATION OF THIS DISEASE
IS 5 DAYS FOR ADULTS AND 6 DAYS FOR CHILDREN AND WEAK PEOPLE. TO AVOID THE FLU, YOU NEED TO
WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN, AS THE VIRUS IS INACTIVE WITH SOAP

DISCOVERY IN AMERICA

A SCIENTIST IN THE USA, JOSHUA ZIMMERBERG, HAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INFLUENZA VIRUS ALMOST
DISAPPEARS IN SUMMER WHILE IN WINTER IT IS MORE FREQUENT. THE CAUSE IS THAT THE VIRUS HAS
AN EXTERNAL GELATINOUS PROTECTION THAT MELTS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. THIS DISCOVERY WAS
VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE FREQUENCY OF THE VIRUS OVER THE MONTHS.

SPANISH FLU PANDEMIC

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PANDEMICS IN HISTORY, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SPANISH FLU
PANDEMIC. THIS PANDEMIC WAS BORN IN 1918, DURING THE LAST MONTHS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
THE FIRST CASE WAS RECORDED IN AN AMERICAN HOSPITAL AND THE DISEASE QUICKLY MOVED
AROUND THE WORLD. THIS PANDEMIC LASTED ONLY A YEAR, BUT IT KILLED ABOUT 50 MILLION PEOPLE
AND THE DEATH RATE WAS VERY HIGH.