What a 100 year old pandemic can teach us about coronavirus
More than 100 years ago, tens of millions of people died in an influenza pandemic. The virus spread quickly and had a high mortality rate. More than a third of the world's population was infected. So what can we learn from the 1918 pandemic? On the show today: * How does the virus kill you? * How do you disinfect your stuff to try and keep it coronavirus free? * Why 18 months to develop a coronavirus vaccine? * How do I get rid of infected waste like tissues and masks? And Dr Norman Swan explains how a 13 year old study on a 100 year old pandemic might have some interesting lessons. Coronacast is a daily podcast that's all about answering your coronavirus questions. If you want to send in a question, go to abc.net.au/coronavirus and we might answer it tomorrow on the podcast.