Pandemic of the past

The factor that surprised me about the different pandemics is how quickly the virus can spread around the world and how many deaths left. 

I think Spanish flu epidemic was the most terrifying to face because occurred in the middle of world war I. Also, cause countries hid their deaths to didn’t show weakness to their enemies. Maybe, if the deaths had not been hidden, the existence of the virus would have been known earlier and perhaps many deaths would been prevented. 



In my opinion each epidemic has something to teach us and show how we can be prepared to face a future pandemic. For example, new studies of how the human body works can be useful for other future pandemics. However, each pandemic could have different effect for the world, so nothing can ensure that we are prepared and have all the knowledge for a new pandemic, maybe we will know what actions or protocols we could take but nothing unsure us that we will be 100% prepare for another epidemic.

I think that a positive change that have resulted from the Covid 19 is the remote work, that is, the possibility of work at home. From this, in some cases, people can be more productive and spend less time moving one place to another. Also, some people experienced a life change. For example, in many parts of the world it was seen that people became more aware of emotional and physical well- being. 

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  1. Ryota IwamiSeptember 6, 2023 at 1:58 PM

    I was also surprised the speed of spreading.

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  2. Ilryeon YunSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:11 PM

    Remote work is one of the most important ways of working in this age.

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  3. Tomoe ArakiSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:15 PM

    I was surprised the how to spread

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  4. Natsumi IwamotoSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:19 PM

    I totally agree with you. any countries shouldn't have hidden anything about the pandemic that occurred in their countries. They must have shared all the information to solve the problem soon.

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  5. Chia MiyaharaSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:21 PM

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  6. Chia MiyaharaSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:22 PM

    I also impressed the origin of the name of Spanish flu. It was quite interesting.

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  7. Fumiya NakagawaSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:22 PM

    I think so, remote work is the biggest positive effect of COVID-19.

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  8. Aina TaniguchiSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:36 PM

    Certainly at Covid19, the spread around the world was very fast. Viruses are amazing.lol

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