The Invention Of The Panama Canal By Ferdinand De Lesseps
Years before the US took over the construction of Panama Canal many proposals have been made including that of the King of Spain way back in 1534. However, the first effort to make a canal in Panama, which is by that time a province of Colombia, was made by the French in 1881. The plan was inspired by Ferdinand de Lesseps who was behind the success in the creation of Suez Canal. Due to infrequent visits in the area during dry season, de Lesseps’ men were faced with several troubles that came during the rainy season including torrent, wild animals in jungles, and worst, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria & yellow fever (though it was not yet known back then that mosquitoes can carry such infections). Along with accidents, during 1884, death
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The Spanish flu, so named because the Spanish media were the first to forecast such event, spread rapidly across the globe infecting 1/5 of the world’s population and attributing to around 50 million of deaths worldwide. It caused more deaths in one year compared to the deaths that the Bubonic plague had caused in 4 years. Because of this, it is regarded one of as the deadliest disaster in human history. The pandemic had two waves - the second being more deadly than the first. During the first wave, the flu infected those who have weaker immunity and the people who survived from it incurred immunity to the second wave. The second wave of Spanish flu differs from the common flu in that it affects people in the healthy group more compared to “vulnerable” people such as children and elderly. Most of the people that died from it were 20-40 years old. It was later investigated and found out that the flu causes cytokine storm wherein a stronger immune system will cause more profound effects than a weakened immune system. The quick spread of the virus worldwide was somehow attributed to the movement of troops during the war as well as improved transportation system. People who died from it suffered from the typical symptoms of flu which will later on progress to cyanosis, nose bleeding, and spitting of blood. The mortality rate of the flu was recorded to be around 20% as compared to 0.1% that of the regular
The Spanish flu, so named because the Spanish media were the first to forecast such event, spread rapidly across the globe infecting 1/5 of the world’s population and attributing to around 50 million of deaths worldwide. It caused more deaths in one year compared to the deaths that the Bubonic plague had caused in 4 years. Because of this, it is regarded one of as the deadliest disaster in human history. The pandemic had two waves - the second being more deadly than the first. During the first wave, the flu infected those who have weaker immunity and the people who survived from it incurred immunity to the second wave. The second wave of Spanish flu differs from the common flu in that it affects people in the healthy group more compared to “vulnerable” people such as children and elderly. Most of the people that died from it were 20-40 years old. It was later investigated and found out that the flu causes cytokine storm wherein a stronger immune system will cause more profound effects than a weakened immune system. The quick spread of the virus worldwide was somehow attributed to the movement of troops during the war as well as improved transportation system. People who died from it suffered from the typical symptoms of flu which will later on progress to cyanosis, nose bleeding, and spitting of blood. The mortality rate of the flu was recorded to be around 20% as compared to 0.1% that of the regular