BHS 403-Spanish Flu vs Covid-19

Assignment: The Central Topic is Spanish Flu and its causes on the people. Write in the context of COVID-19 and its causes proposal assignment.         

Spanish Flu vs Covid-19       

Spanish Flu- It was a Global Pandemic caused by the type A form of the H1N1 virus in the year 1918. More than 20 million to 50 million people died worldwide. This flu is mainly caused by the influenza virus. An epidemic that spreads throughout the world is called a pandemic (Ashton,2020, p.197).

Symptoms of Spanish Flu are-

1. High Fever
2. Dry Cough
3. Headaches
4. Body Aches
5. Loss of Appetite
6. Fatigue
7. Soring of the Throat
8. Shortness of breath
9. Stuffy Nose

Prevention of Spanish Flu-

Isolation, Lockdown, Wearing Masks and Globes, and Washing Hands.

Why Spanish Flu became So Deadly?

The Lack of Treatment, Lack of Healthcare Providers, and the ability of the virus to spread throughout the lungs. Spanish flu caused the global Pandemic thereby spreading very quickly due to delay in diagnosis. Mortality was very high in the Spanish Flu. The Spanish Flu is distinguished by the destruction of total respiratory infections which destroy the lung tissues (Franchini et al,2020, p.30). Patients have their lungs filled with fluid unable to breathe. Spanish Flu infects the respiratory tract and lungs thereby causing pneumonia.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the virus called SARS-CoV-2. Mortality is very high with COVID-19. The first known infections from SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19) were discovered in Wuhan, China. The virus is very deadly because it triggered a cytokine storm thereby damaging the stronger immune systems of healthy adults (Javelle, Raoult.2021, p.40).

Symptoms of Corona Virus are-

1. High Fever
2. Dry Cough
3. Headaches
4. Body Aches
5. Loss of Appetite
6. Fatigue
   7. Loss of taste or smell
   8. Diarrhoea
   9. Irritated red eyes
   10. Skin Rashes

11. Soring of the Throat
12. Shortness of breath
13. Stuffy Nose
14. Severe Chest Pain

Prevention of COVID-19-

Isolation, Lockdown, Wearing Masks and Globes, Using Sanitizer or Soap, Washing Hands, and by maintain adequate hydration. COVID-19 is distinguished by the destruction of total respiratory infections which destroy the lung tissues. The lungs of patients are filled with fluid unable to breathe. COVID-19 infects the respiratory tract and lungs by damaging the alveoli (tiny air sacs in the lungs) thereby impairing the other organs of the body.

Both the virus causes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Spanish flu caused the global pandemic thereby spreading very quickly due to delay in diagnosis.

Similarities between Spanish Flu and COVID-19 are-

People who died from COVID-19 died from multiple organ failure and both are contagious respiratory illnesses that require isolation with proper prevention and immunizations (Robinson,2021, p.350).

The Main Differences between Spanish Flu and COVID-19 are- People died from pneumonia in Spanish Flu and people who died from COVID-19 died from multiple organ failure
Spanish flu has mostly affected healthy younger people, while COVID-19 has mostly affected people who are 65 years or older and Comorbid Patients.
Treatment of Spanish Flu and COVID-19 are-

1. Immunization or Vaccination
2. Pulse Oximeter should be used to measure the Oxygen saturation
3. Continue the medications for co-morbid diseases.

References-

Ashton, J. (2020). COVID-19 and the ‘Spanish flu. Journal of the Royal Society of `         Medicine, 113(5), 197-198.

Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32407643/ Covid-19 and the Spanish Flu [Retrieved on 30^th November 2021]

Franchini, A. F., Auxilia, F., Galimberti, P. M., Piga, M. A., Castaldi, S., & Porro, A. (2020). COVID 19 and Spanish flu pandemics: All it changes, nothing changes. Acta Bio Medica: Atenei Parmensis, 91(2), 245.

Javelle, E., & Raoult, D. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic more than a century after the Spanish flu. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(4), e78.

Retrieved from https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(20)30650-2.pdf  [Retrieved on 30^th November, 2021]

Robinson, K. R. (2021, April). Comparing the Spanish flu and COVID‐19 pandemics: Lessons to carry forward. In Nursing Forum (Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 350-357).