Spanish Flu
The Spanish Flu began in this Month and Year.
What is March 1918?
Pneumonia infects the lungs and fills air sacs with this.
What is fluid and pus?
Trench Fever is spread by this tiny parasite, which thrived in the trenches.
What are lice?
The Spanish Flu killed this many people
What is 50 million?
In the 1920s, pneumonia became a major concern due to the lack of this.
What is effective treatment?
Soldiers suffering from trench fever commonly experienced pain in these two body parts.
What are back and legs?
What is 1945?
In modern treatment, doctors base their pneumonia medication choice on this.
What is bacterial sensitivity?
Trench fever was not widely feared because it was seen as this.
What is an effect of harsh war conditions?
One common method recommended to fight the Spanish flu due to lack of real treatment.
What is rest?
These two antibiotics are used today to treat penicillin-susceptible strains of pneumonia.
What are penicillin G and amoxicillin?
This substance was used in an attempt to prevent trench fever by delousing clothing.
What are insecticides?
These were the four main countries hit hard by the Spanish flue during WW1
What are Spain, France, Great Britain, and Italy?
This bacteria is the most prevalent cause of bacterial pneumonia.
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae?
This was the main reason trench fever became a logistical problem.
What is occupying scarce hospital beds?