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THE SPANISH FLU IN IRELAND IBD

PATRICIA MARSH
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
09 / 2022
9783030795023
Inglés

Sinopsis

This book examines the Irish experience of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic through a detailed study of the disease in the most industrialised region of the country, the province of Ulster. By exploring the different themes ofádispersion of the disease, mortality, gender, medical response and politics - and throughácase studies of different towns in the province ofáUlster - it builds up a picture of the social, economic and political impact of influenza in Ireland.áThe Ulster experienceáof the pandemic is examined by constructing micro-histories of industrial cities and towns, along with provincial market towns and a naval port, to provide a basis for comparison of the differing approaches taken to combat the influenza outbreaks throughout Ulster.á Contemporary opinion was that Ireland was considerably less affected by the war than the rest of the UKábut, this book shows that the war did have a significant influence on how the influenza pandemic impacted on the Irish population from an economic, social and medical point of view.áThe book also exploresáthe immediate aftermath of the pandemic and how it influencedáthe Irish response to the influenza scare of 1920 and the viral pandemic ofáEncephalitis Lethargicaáwhich was prevalent for ten years after 1918, as well asádiscussing what if any lessons learnt from 1918 have been applied to the present-day outbreak of Covid 19.áThis book will be of interest to academics in economic history, social history, Irish history and pandemic history, and those studying the effects of pandemics on the economy, health provision and pandemic preparedness.