Contagion

A pandemic occurs when a virus spreads

• within a community
• in a specific region
• world-wide
• nation-wide

An epidemic occurs when a virus spreads

• within a local area or community.
• within a region or regions.
• on a world-wide scale.
• on a specific continent.

An outbreak occurs when a virus spreads

• within a community (locally).
• within a region.
• world-wide.
• nation-wide.

Which of the following is the least realistic?

• The virus spreading so quickly around the world
• The CDC becoming involved
• A doctor researching the virus after being told to destroy his samples.
• A doctor contracting the virus while studying it.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What was the movie REALLY about?

• A viral pandemic
• The degeneration of society in the face of fear
• The basic instincts of human beings in the face of danger
• All of the above

What is the fomite capable of creating?

• A way the virus can be cured
• A way the virus can spread by touch
• A way the virus can spread through the air
• None of the above

What does the word homeopathic mean?

• home-made medicine
• medicine from nature
• medicine from animals only
• medicine from plants only

What does the acronym WHO stand for?

• World Helping Others
• World Hearing Organization
• World Health Organization
• World Hoping for Order

At the end of the movie, Contagion, what did we learn about how the virus came to people?

• It originated with an infected pig
• It began with a fruit bat
• It started when Gwyneth Paltrow ate contaminated food
• It began with a virus released by the company Paltrow worked for

How long can a virus live outside of a host?

• Between 24 hours and several days
• Nobody knows for sure because it depends on the virus
• No longer that 15 minutes
• It dies immediately