Question

nvestigate a health crisis in history. This could be a communicable disease, sanitation issue, etc. One example is the 2014 water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where inadequate water testing and treatment caused serious health problems. Conduct research and then apply careful analysis to determine what role TWO of these factors played in the crisis. Did they make the crisis better or worse?:

Answer 1

One historical health crisis is the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. Two factors that played a role in the crisis were:
- Poor public health infrastructure: Many cities lacked adequate medical facilities and staff, making it difficult to treat and contain the disease effectively.
- Limited medical knowledge and technology: There were no antiviral medications available, and vaccines were not yet developed to combat the virus.
Both factors significantly worsened the crisis, contributing to its unprecedented scale and loss of life.