Project Gutenberg 2019-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 98 Provincial Board of Health of Ontario Ontario, Provincial Board of Health Ontario. Board of Health Influenza Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Influenza" by Provincial Board of Health of Ontario is a scientific publication produced in the aftermath of a global influenza pandemic during the early 20th century. This document outlines the prevailing understanding of the disease at that time, discussing its transmission, prevention, and management strategies in a public health context. The text addresses the challenges faced by healthcare providers and public health officials while responding to the pandemic, highlighting the urgent need for effective measures and cooperation among health authorities. The book details the difficulties in managing the influenza outbreak, emphasizing the lack of a definitive understanding of the causative agent and effective vaccines. It discusses various public health recommendations, such as breaking infection transmission chains, improving overall health, and utilizing immunization where feasible. The publication also includes statistical data and insights from health officials across Canada and the United States, suggesting that preventative measures like placarding and quarantine were largely deemed impractical in many contexts. The overarching message is a call for organized and coordinated responses to effectively combat the epidemic and mitigate its impact on communities, alongside ongoing research into the disease's underlying biology and treatment options. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Influenza Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 RC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 77059 2025-06-24T05:03:54.201351 text/html 53049 2024-10-17T13:20:35 text/html 153121 2025-06-24T05:03:57.388350 application/epub+zip 151376 2025-06-24T05:03:55.105331 application/epub+zip 100841 2025-06-24T05:03:54.586327 application/epub+zip 186995 2025-06-24T05:03:59.333790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169662 2025-06-24T05:03:56.993362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119459 2022-09-27T06:31:07.601736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62563 2025-06-24T05:03:54.002323 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42672 2024-10-17T13:20:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16523 2025-06-24T05:03:59.475794 application/rdf+xml 11462 2025-06-24T05:03:54.651513 image/jpeg 1310 2025-06-24T05:03:54.619330 image/jpeg 136650 2025-06-24T05:03:54.213329 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia