Spanish Flu 1918

How many people died from the Spanish influenza?

• 50-100 Million

• 1 million

• 5,000

• 20-40 million

The flu is an air-born virus that is very contagious.

• True

• False

What is the difference between Pandemic and Epidemic?

• Epidemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the local population.

  Pandemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the world population.

• Epidemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the world population.

  Pandemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the local population.

How is the flu spread?

• Airborne

• Blood or Bodily Fluids

All of these are remedies for the 1918 flu EXCEPT

• Turpentine kerosine & sugar

• Garlic around the Neck

• Eating onions

• Flu vaccine

What did towns and cities run out of?

• Coffins

• Medicine

• Medical Staff

• Food

What age group did the flu attack the most?

• babys and toddlers

• people in the prime of their life

• very old

What is a common name for influenza?

• polio

• flu

• common cold

• turbeculosis

Which war was being fought when this particular influenza first appeared?

• Civil War

• World War 2

• Korean War

• World War 1

Why did the doctors have such a hard time identifying it?

• Viruses are too small for the microscopes used at that time to see.

• The doctors at this time weren't educated.

• Microscopes hadn't been invented yet.