Spanish flu and pandemics

Spanish flu was caused by 

•  virus
• bacteria

Response in the form of vaccines was delayed because scientists thought flu was caused by

• bacteria
• virus
• fungi
• antibiotics

What is a pandemic.

• a widespread or global outbreak of disease
• a local outbreak of disease

The 1918 flu was spread by

• close contact with sick individuals
• contact with deceased victims
• breathing
• all of these

Healthcare workers were mostly unavailable in the states because of

• World war I
• the Korean war
• an outbreak of dysentry

Flu particles are _________ than other pathogens and so masks were not effective in stopping the spread

• smaller
• larger

According to the video, the 1918 flu was particularly deadly among Native Americans due to

• tribal burial customs
• a genetic predisposition to flu
• ineffective tribal medicine