haxxiy on 05 February 2021
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/kroppen/overraskende-opdagelse-coronavirus-har-tidligere-lagt-verden-ned
Interesting article in Danish about the 1889 pandemic, which was also likely caused by a coronavirus. It lasted about two years, with outbreaks going on for five years, and much like the 1918 pandemic, it caused three waves. Rather disconcertingly, the third wave was the worst in both cases; faster and deadlier in most places. Biological, sociological, or both?
I mean, I can see societal factors being relevant in 1918 when the extremely high mortality put the fear of God in young people for a time, but 1889? It'd just be another thing alongside tuberculosis etc.
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