Chapter 18, Problem 37A

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Out of the Spanish flu, Asian Flu and Hong Kong flu, which one was most deadly.

Introduction:

Epidemic can be described as an illness that has the ability to spread and have already infected people living in different community. The flu is caused by influenza virus that has the ability to transmit from one person to another and cause pandemic.

Answer to Problem 37A

Spanish Flu.

Explanation of Solution

The data shows that Spanish flu caused 20-40 million deaths globally, Asian flu caused 1 million and Hong Kong flu caused 1-4 million death globally. So, the most number of deaths occurred in the 1918-1919, that is the time of Spanish flu.