Jacob

Spanish Flu vs COVID-19

By Jacob Fisk

               What do you think is worse the Spanish flu or COVID-19? Well this is going to answer questions about both and maybe you will change your mind. First, we will talk a little about both of their time periods or when they came into play and how that effected the spread of them. Second, I will talk about how much of the population effected. Next, I will tell you about how humans tried to stop it. Finally, I will speak about the outlook to the future of both viruses.

First, we will talk a little about both of their time periods or when they came into play and how that effected the spread of the viruses. The Spanish flu came into play in at the end WW1 or 1918. Since in war there is a lot of contact it spread quickly. The Spanish flu was a combination of the H1N1 and avian flu. The COVID-19 started in 2019 almost 100 years later. The COVID is not a new virus but the COVID-19 is. It started in a live animal market in China.

Second, I will talk about how much of the human population effected. The Spanish Flu had a lot of contact between people, around 1/3 of the human population got infected and 50 million died from it (CDC 2020, March,23). It most affected the ages between 20-40 years old worldwide. For the COVID-19 the human population has grown but so far only 230,000 people are infected and close to 10,000 have died worldwide. Its most effected ages 60 years old and up and people with underline health problems.

Next, I will tell you about how humans tried to stop it. The human response to both viruses is pretty much the same. People with the COVID-19 and the Spanish flu were quarantined. But the people in war are kind of hard to quarantine because there are a lot of them, so the flu spread. The schools, business, and restaurants where still mostly open during the flu outbreak causing it to spread more. In 1946 the CDC (Center of disease control) created vaccinations for the flu and created national emergency procedures for outbreaks. For the COVID-19 we are social distancing, and everything is shut down from schools to restaurants.

Then, I will speak about the outlook to the future of both viruses. At the beginning the Spanish flu did not have much medical help because most doctors and nurses were at war and no medicines were able to stop it. Since then the Spanish flu now has vaccines, drugs, antibiotics, and ventilators which humans did not have in 1918. The COVID-19 has no vaccines or drugs so there in no stopping it currently. Luckily researchers are making vaccinations to stop COVID-19. More info will come from future research on it.

Finally, I have given you some information on both viruses. First, you learned about the time periods of both viruses. Second, we talked about the population affected by both viruses Then, you learned how humans tried to stop them. Next, I told you about the future of both viruses. I hope you made your decision on which is worse, I think it will be the Spanish flu but the COVID-19 is still going on so you never know.

Work Cited

 Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, March 23). History of 1918 Flu Pandemic. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm

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Jack

                              Polio vs covid-19

Have you ever wondered who would win polio or covid-19? Well I am here to tell you who would win. For an Opening I will tell you about the population affected and what the symptoms are. Next, I will tell you about the human response. Finally, I will tell you about the outlook of the diseases.

First, I will tell you about the people affected and the symptoms. The population affected for polio was kids but mostly little kids. In 1942 it started infecting people in their thirties to mid-forties because the immunity they got from their moms had worn off. The symptoms for polio are headache, nashis, and muscles breaking down. On the other hand, the population affected for covid-19 that are at high risk are older adults and people with heart problems. The symptoms for covid-19 are fever, cough and shortness of breath.

Second, I will tell you about the human responds. The human responds for polio was everyone quarantine them self-inside their houses. If someone got polio, they would burn all their stuff. There were special wards with machine inside called iron lungs, they would help the infected people breathe. The human response for covid-19 is social distancing. The government has shut down schools and closed all non-essentials business and stores.

Third, I will tell you about the outlook of the diseases. The outlook of polio was that a vaccination was invented in 1955. Since 1979 polio is gone in the USA because of the vaccination. The outlook for covid-19 is they are researching a vaccination. But all we can do is hope.

In conclusion I think polio is worse because it killed a lot more people then covid-19 will. Its symptoms are worse because polio can cause muscle break down lasting for many years, if not forever. Covid-19 can only give you a fever but hey that’s just my opinion. What do you think is more dangerous polio or coivd-19?

The end

Coronavirus

As of March 13 the kids have been out of school. The world pandemic of the Coronavirus has shut the schools down in the state of Washington. The Seattle area was the start of it in America and the state but lots of things and places has been shut down since then. The kids' teachers sent workbooks home with the kids the Friday before the shut down and the schools have provided some online learning sites but basically the kids are out of school until at least May 4, maybe longer. 

We do about an hour or so of work each morning: reading comprehension, math, writing, and reading for at least 30 minutes of some kind. Basically its a maintenance learning time like summer.

The second week they were out of school we went over to Umma and Uppa's house. That was a nice break because the kids did what we usually do when we are there: watch cable, eat junk food, play in the woods. I figure we will go back over to Umma and Uppa's later in the month but other then that its at home. Now that we are home we just kinda hang out. It's a lot like summer with less places to go but oh well. Kids are fine with it right now. At least the weather is getting nice so we can play outside.

March Re-cap

So I missed a whole month of blogs! I blame that entirely on our trip to Uganda, the computer breaking and our busy schedule. I will try and do a recap of what the kids did in March besides just school.

Jacob:
Jacob received the "responsible" award from school. His basketball team also won the 5/6th Grade Upward basketball championship! He did great this season, really trying his best each game. It was very exciting to win together as mom/coach and player/son. It is his last year he can play Upward so what an amazing way to finish!

 Jack:
Jack's team wrapped up their Destination Imagination challenge. I wasn't able to watch it since I was coaching Jacob's game but Dad videoed it for me. The kids struggled right up until the week of the presentation but pulled it together at the last minute. The presentation was the best that they had done so far. Unfortunately for the instant challenge they totally bombed! So they ended up getting 7th place. Which kinda sucks since their presentation was way better then they team that got second, but that is how it goes.
Jack also took part in the school talent show for the last time. He did great during rehearsals but totally choked at both the day and evening performances. It was pretty hard to watch but I am proud of the fact he got up there and tried.

 Amelia:
Amelia received another SOAR award at school. She got the responsible award from the librarian. I think that is even better then the one from her classroom teacher because the librarian has the whole school to choose from! So we are super proud of her.
She also participated in the school talent show. She proudly and wonderfully sang the National Anthem at the beginning of the day and evening shows. She knew all the words to the song and she sang into the microphone very well. Plus she looked adorable in her dress.