1957–1958 influenza pandemic
pandemic of influenza virus (H2N2)
The 1957-58 influenza pandemic, also called Asian flu was a time when many people caught H2N2 influenza A and became sick. Westerners first learned about this influenza when it was in Singapore. It killed 1.1 million people.[1]
| 1957–1958 influenza pandemic | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sick people in Sweden in a stadium that has been made into a hospital | |
| Disease | Infection |
| Virus strain | Influenza H2N2 virus |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Date | February 1957-1958 (Possible 1959) |
The influenza virus that caused the pandemic had an HA antigen and NA antigen that scientists had never seen before, so they named it "H2N2."[2]
The 1957 influenza pandemic was the first time scientists truly studied how influenza could move through large groups of people who had not had vaccines that worked against it yet.[2]
References
change- ↑ "1957-1958 Pandemic (H2N2 virus)". United States Centers for Disease Control. 22 January 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edwin D. Kilbourne (2006). "Influenza Pandemics of the 20th Century". Emerg Infect Dis. 12 (1): 9–14. doi:10.3201/eid1201.051254. PMC 3291411. PMID 16494710.
