THE SPANISH FLU IN 1918-1920 IN SOME FRENCH NEWSPAPERS AND BULLETINS OF THAT PERIOD

Authors : Sedat KANAT

Pages : 61-80

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Publication Date : 2020-12-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to reveal under the shaded various public dimensions of the Spanish Flu in 1918-1920s through the French Newspapers and Bulletins of those years. Data has been selected, especially, from historical section that was the summer of 1918 to the summer of 1925. Because this period is the most intense epoch of the epidemic. Besides, it is impossible to investigate the all press of that epoch in a small-scale article like here is. Results was obtained from around thirty publications. It was encountered with two sorts of approaches for the flu in the journals. The first of those was quite critical on the precautions for the flu, and these insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(critiques); was based on scientific information. The second approach was rather relaxed against epidemic’s process and it wasn’t anxious overly. These results indicate once again, generally, the mankind is divided into two throughout history in front of realities: excessive worried persons and excessive relaxed persons in front of facts and events, but of being middling.
Keywords : The French Newspapers and Bulletins, The Precautions for the Flu, The Spanish Flu

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