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2 Response to Bryce Thank you Bryce for your post. The 1918 Influenza pandemic is a significant public health crisis. It was caused by the H1N1 virus, with genes of avian origin. The virus began and spread quickly throughout the world, killing more than fifty million people globally This population represented a third of the global population at the time (Taubenberger & Morens, 2019). The United States was among the worst-hit nations globally recording six hundred and seventy-five thousand deaths. The situation was very serious as one of the villages in Alaska almost lost all its inhabitants. Amongst the eighty inhabitants, seventy-two lost their lives. The situation was therefore a public health crisis of unprecedented magnitude. The elderly (above 65) and young (below 5) suffered the highest fatality rates due to their weak immunity. The high mortality rates were caused by the lack of vaccines and antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza infections. The healthcare professionals had limited interventions to address the crisis. This included isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings. Nurses play a critical role in detection and response during public health crises. During detection, they assess symptoms, conduct in-depth health histories and fight for equitable testing in marginalized areas. In the response phase, they conduct operations plans, supervise the distribution of personal protective equipment, staff shelters, arrange blood drives, and track outbreaks through contact tracing in reaction to epidemics. The epidemic highlighted the critical roles of nurses during public health crises. Their roles were one of the reasons why the virus was defeated despite wreaking havoc globally.

3 References Taubenberger, J. K., & Morens, D. M. (2019). The 1918 influenza pandemic and its legacy. Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine, a038695. https://perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org/content/early/2019/12/30/cshperspect.a038695.s hort

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