Spatial Pattern of the Spread of Swine Flu
The spatial pattern of the spread of H1N1 is clustered. Cases of swine flu are clustered around Mexico and USA which is where the virus began. Within a month swine flu spread all around the world to a variety of different countries and every major continent (besides Antarctica). This pandemic is significant because it caused numerous deaths worldwide and significantly affected peoples lives and countries as a whole.
Swine flu originated in Mexico and USA and spread to over 100 countries worldwide. The first countries that swine flu spread to were wealthier countries (MEDCs) that had tourist connections with Mexico and USA. These were countries such as Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. These countries were very accessible to Mexico. Unlike many pandemics swine flu did not have an impact on less economically developed countries (LEDCs) because these countries did not have tourists or any trade links with Mexico. Although if the pandemic did spread to these countries the effect would have been devastating because they are poorer and at a lower demographic transition stage so they would have a poor healthcare system, lack of sanitation, poor nutrition and would be more susceptible to the disease. These less economically developed countries would be African countries such as Chad, Sudan, Angola, Congo or Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Mongolia. On the map showing spatial patterns of the spread of swine flu all these countries have had no deaths from swine flu.
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Swine flu originated in Mexico and USA and spread to over 100 countries worldwide. The first countries that swine flu spread to were wealthier countries (MEDCs) that had tourist connections with Mexico and USA. These were countries such as Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. These countries were very accessible to Mexico. Unlike many pandemics swine flu did not have an impact on less economically developed countries (LEDCs) because these countries did not have tourists or any trade links with Mexico. Although if the pandemic did spread to these countries the effect would have been devastating because they are poorer and at a lower demographic transition stage so they would have a poor healthcare system, lack of sanitation, poor nutrition and would be more susceptible to the disease. These less economically developed countries would be African countries such as Chad, Sudan, Angola, Congo or Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Mongolia. On the map showing spatial patterns of the spread of swine flu all these countries have had no deaths from swine flu.
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Temporal Pattern of the Spread of Swine Flu
This timeline shows how swine flu spread rapidly across Mexico and USA before spreading worldwide in a short space of time. Swine flu began in late March before quickly increasing and reaching its peak later in 2009 and in the beginning of 2010. In August 2010 swine flu was officially declared over almost a year after the vaccine was created. The purpose of the timeline is to show how H1N1 grew each week and affected people in every continent