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AIDS AND SF Flashcards

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When was the spanish flu epidemic?

Example of effect

What was it?

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1918-1919
Epidemic that killed 50 million people nationwide
Spanish Influenza killed more people in 1 year than Black Death.

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What was the impact of Spanish Flu (P+N)?

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N: Many deaths nationwide (50 million)
P: Doctors saw affect of it and so created flu vaccine for nowadays.

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What are the symptons of spanish flu? (3)

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  • Chills
  • Headaches
  • pneumonia (blue patches)
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Where did SF spread from/ to?

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  • Spain
  • Northern European trenches
  • Britain
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When was the 1st wave of SF in Britain?

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July 1918

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Give 1 response that everyone did in SF outbreak.

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  • Wore face masks
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When did Dr Niven write his report on SF and what did it say?

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  • 1919
  • Local councils should close schools, Attempted to make vaccine, advice in newspaper, film in Manchester
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Overall, were actions to prevent Spanish Flu effective?

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  • Yes, no negative impact.
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What was the impact Dr Niven’s report had on SF? (P+N)

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P: Decreased number of deaths in comparison to other cities. (Manchester)
N: Slow response from council, vaccine didn’t work
wrote report on spread and treatment of Spanish Flu

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When did AIDS first appear in Britain?

WHAT WAS IT??

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  • 1982
  • A condition that attacks peoples’ immune system.
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What impact did AIDS have as a whole?

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N: Caused several deaths nationwide
P: Eventually got more accepting of gay community in 1995.

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What was the response to AIDS in 1970 - 83?

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  • Raised awareness but negative reaction.
  • Having disease was shameful.
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When did 7 people die from AIDS in Britain?

What impact did this have =?

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  • 1982
  • P: Charities set up to increase funds for research.
  • N: Not too many bothered
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What impact did the 1983 Blood transfusion that made people get AIDS have?

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P: Awareness spread by government telling gays/ addicts not to donate
N: Having disease was shameful.

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What did the Church say in 1970-83 that made AIDS seem shameful

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  • Church said it was a punishment for addicts/ gay people.
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What was the response to AIDS between 1984-85?

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  • Alarm and fear that it can be spread through slightest contact.
17
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What was the fear phase?
When was it?

Give an example of what they did
What was the impact

A
  • Everyone thought AIDS could be spread by slightest contact.
  • 1984 - 85
  • Parents withdrew children from school
  • P: People became more cautious
  • N: Becoming closed- off and secluded
18
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What was the response to AIDS between 1986- 87?

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  • Better understanding
  • Diana shaking hands
  • Publicity campaigns
19
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What did the government/ charities do between 1986- 87 to solve issue of AIDS?

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  • Contraception
  • Charities provided clean needles
  • “Don’t die of ignorance campaign”
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What was the understanding phase?
When was it?

What was the impact

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  • Helping others to reduce spread of disease
  • 1986-87
  • P: led to government giving better advice rather than shaming
  • N: Decrease in alarm led to complacency
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When did Diana shake hands with the AIDS patient?

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  • 1987
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What was the response to AIDS between 1988- 95?

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  • Acceptance of disease
  • TV publicised disease in supportive way (programmes with characters with AIDS)
23
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What impact did acceptance of AIDS have?

(1988-95)

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P: People comfortable to speak about it
N: Would lead to complacency

24
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What happened to cause a decline in awareness?
When was this?

What was the impact?

Give an example

A
  • Antiretroviral drugs introduced
  • 1996 onwards
  • No awareness spread
  • N: 2009 100,000 people in Britain died from AIDS
25
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How many people in Britain had aids by 1995?

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  • 25,000 people had aids
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What was the response to AIDS in 1996 onwards?

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  • Decline in awareness of AIDS
  • Campaigns stopped
  • Cases increased.

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