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QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
What body system did the Spanish flu affect?
The Respiratory System
True or false: The New York City ordered businesses to open and close on staggered shifts during the outbreak.
TRUE
Was the Spanish flu caused by a bacteria or virus?
Was there a cure for the Spanish flu by 1930?
No. In fact, doctors didn't even know that it was caused by a virus until after 1930.
True or False: The first outbreak of the Spanish flu in 1918 started in the winter.
FALSE
What area of the area of the body did the Spanish flu start to infect first?
The Respiratory System
How many people died from the Spanish flu in the United States?
a) 300,000
b. 475,000
c) 675,000
d) 800,000 or more
C; 675,000
What public places had to be closed during the outbreak?
a) churches
b) businesses
c) parks
a) churches
How many Spanish flu pandemics were there?
4 Pandemics
Do we have a vaccine that prevents us from getting the Spanish flu today?
No.
What was the main cause of death when someone had the Spanish flu?
Your lungs filled with fluid and caused you to suffocate.
How many different types of the Spanish flu are there?
a) two
b) one
c) 4
d) 5 or more
d) 5 or more
What three continents of the world did the Spanish flu start to infect humans?
North America, Europe, and Asia
Bonus question: Who was the president of the United States during 1918?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) William Howard Taft
c) Calvin Coolidge
d) Theodore Roosevelt
What percent of the population had the Spanish flu sometime in their life?
a) 0.2%
b) 1%
c) 2%
d) 3.5%
c) 2%