Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom
We compared the COVID-19 and 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom. We found that the ongoing COVID-19 wave of infection matched the major wave of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic surprisingly well, with both reaching similar magnitudes (in terms of estimated weekly new infections) and spe...
- Autores:
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2020
- Institución:
- Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
- Repositorio:
- Expeditio: repositorio UTadeo
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:expeditiorepositorio.utadeo.edu.co:20.500.12010/13911
- Acceso en línea:
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.075
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/13911
- Palabra clave:
- COVID-19
1918–19 influenza
United Kingdom
Multiple waves
Years of life lost
Síndrome respiratorio agudo grave
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
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| Summary: | We compared the COVID-19 and 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom. We found that the ongoing COVID-19 wave of infection matched the major wave of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic surprisingly well, with both reaching similar magnitudes (in terms of estimated weekly new infections) and spending the same duration with over five cases per 1000 inhabitants over the previous two months. We also discussed the similarities in epidemiological characteristics between these two pandemics. |
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