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Polio
Many kids would get polio from places like amusements parks and other places where children were. This disease had no cure and there was no identified causes, which made it more terrifying. People did everything that they had done in the past to prevent the spread of disease, like quarantining areas. These tactics never seemed to work. Polio could not be contained. This outbreak relates to the ebola outbreaks because there was no know way of curing it or preventing it. -
Spanish influenza
The spanish influenza pandemic is said to be the worst pandemic in history. In Europe the influenza then spread from the military to the people. The disease spread to Asia, Africa, South America, and North America.This relates to the asian flu because the were both very serious and they had the same flu-like symptoms. Except, the influenza mostly affected men and soldiers while the Asian flu affected children and pregnant women. -
Asian Flu
In summer the virus spread from China to the United States. The virus didn't seem to affect as many people when it first came to the U.S. Then after a few months there were many cases of the Asian flu. The virus affected mostly children and women who were pregnant. March 1958, 69,800 people were died from the Asian flu in the U.S. The Asian flu is very similar to the H1N1 flu because they both affected children and many people didn't know what to do for their children. -
AIDS/HIV
In 1984, scientists identified the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS. That year, the disease killed more than 5,500 people in the U.S. Today more than 35 million people have an HIV infection. Over 25 million people have died of AIDS since the first cases were reported. An emerging theme in the outbreak of AIDS and HIV was President Reagan's response to AIDS was ineffective and wasn't helping. -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was identified in 2003 in China. The first case is believed to have occurred in November 2002. By July more than 8,000 cases and 774 deaths had been reported. This outbreak is similar to the H1N1 flu because they are both respiratory problems and they weren't as serious as polio and AIDS. -
Ebola
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest and deadliest in history, claiming more than 960 lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. The number of deaths is more than three times higher than previous outbreaks. This pandemic relates to polio because everyone was afraid of it and there was no know way to cure it or prevent it ( in 2002). -
H1N1 flu (Swine flu)
The H1N1 flu outbreak killed about 575,000 people.The H1N1 virus is a swine flu, it's a respiratory disease of pigs. Many people especially parents, panicked and got the vaccine for their kids. This is similar to the H1N1 flu because they are both had to do with respiratory problems and they weren't as serious at AIDS but still deadly. This is also similar to polio because many parents feared their children would get sick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDUhd7zmg_A -
Whooping cough
In 2010, a whooping cough outbreak in California sickened 9,120 people, more than in any year since 1947. Parents refused to vaccinate their children, this played a big role in the outbreaks. The whooping cough was different from all the other outbreaks because parents weren't getting their children vaccinated. In all the other outbreaks parents would get their kids vaccinated right away when there was a vaccine. https://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/f78eb0de745d1a19cc73f881ba31de98.htm -
Measles
In 2012, about 122,000 people died from measles. Measles is a highly contagious disease which is caused by a virus. More than 30 countries in europe reported an increase in measles. Most cases of measles that were brought to the U.S. came from France because France was having a large outbreak. Measles are mostly different from all the other outbreaks except for the fact that it's hard to contain. -
Zika Virus
Zika, a tropical disease carried from person to person by mosquitoes, has been linked to birth defects and deaths in newborns in Brazil. Travelers returning to the US have tested positive for the virus now many women are being asked to hold off on pregnancy. This virus is similar to the ebola virus. They are both similar because they are currently happening and countries are having a hard time controlling the outbreaks. http://www.vox.com/2016/2/2/10890210/zika-virus-explained
