Contagion

A pandemic occurs when a virus spreads

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

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 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 rat

• It began with a fruit bat

• It started when Gwyneth Paltrow was bitten by an insect

• It began with a virus released by the company Paltrow worked for

What does Dr.Hextall do to speed up the development of the vaccine?

• Test it on herself
• Test it on her father
• Not follow the law
• Not test the vaccine at all

Why doesn't Mitch Emhoff get sick?

• He washed his hands a lot. 
• He took a vaccine.
• He was immune. 
• He did not come into contact with the virus. 

Why are government officials so worried about blogger Alan Krumwiede?

• He was claiming he knew of a cure and caused public panic
• He was selling a cure
• He claimed the media was lying and there was no virus

What numerical value describes the reproductive rate of a disease.

• Ro

• X-factor

• M1 value

• contagion value

What agency thinks the contagion was developed as a weapon?

• CDC

• WHO

• Homeland Security

• National Health Institute

What "herbal" remedy did Alan Krumwiede make false claims about and sell make 4.5 million dollars?

• Vitamin C

• Forsynthia

• MI-E1 vaccine

• a blood serum