Abstract
We studied nonpharmaceutical interventions used to mitigate the second, and most deadly, wave of the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in the United States. We conclude that several small communities implemented potentially successful attempts at preventing the introduction of influenza.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Disease Outbreaks / history*
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
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Female
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History, 20th Century
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Humans
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Influenza, Human / epidemiology
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Influenza, Human / prevention & control*
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Male
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Orthomyxoviridae / growth & development*
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Quarantine / history
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Quarantine / standards
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United States / epidemiology