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‘The Doctors Are Being Run off Their Feet’: Medical Response to Influenza in Ireland

In: The Spanish Flu in Ireland

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There was a lot of scepticism about influenza. Many questioned if it was in fact influenza and this opinion was not helped by the inability of the medical profession to find a cure or treatment. This chapter focuses on the medical response to influenza in Ireland. Starting with causes and symptoms of the 1918–19 pandemic. It moves on to a brief description of public health in Ireland. The reasons for the dearth of medical personnel in Ireland are discussed and the lack of sound medical knowledge on how to treat influenza is illustrated through the examination of suggested cures and advertisements - promising alleviation of the disease - published in the newspapers during this period.

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  • Patricia Marsh, 2021. "‘The Doctors Are Being Run off Their Feet’: Medical Response to Influenza in Ireland," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: The Spanish Flu in Ireland, chapter 0, pages 131-159, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-030-79500-9_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79500-9_5
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