Epidemics

According to the article, which of the following boost the rate of new infectious diseases. Select all that apply.

• The rise in the population of the world

• Emerging Viruses

• The Lack of Medical Research

• Drug Resistant Bacteria

Influenza (also known as the flu) infects what percentage of the population in its seasonal varieties?

• 5%

• 15%

• 25%

• 50%

The flu epidemic of 1918 (the Spanish Flu) killed how many people?

• 500,000 - 700,000

• 1 - 2 million

• 10 - 20 million

• 50 - 100 million

According to https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093256/novel-coronavirus-2019ncov-deaths-worldwide-by-country/, approximately how many people have died from Covad-19?

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 2 million

• 20 million

Why does influenza (the flu) continue to be a problem over the past century? Select all that apply.

• It keeps changing by going through mutations

• No vaccine (shot) has ever been developed

• It spreads to humans from domestic animals

• It is not considered a very dangerous disease

What was the cause of the SARS epidemic?

• A coronavirus

• Bacteria

• Ingested food

• Poor sanitation

What were some of the features of SARS? Check all that apply.

• Transmitted by droplets from sneezes or coughs

• Can be spread when a person touches a contaminated syrface

• Believed to have found its way into humans by livestock markets in China

• Traced the virus back to bats

How many people is it estimated that HIV has killed?

• 300,000

• 3 million

• 30 million

• 300 million

The HIV virus is believed to have jumped from which animal to humans?

• Birds

• Bats

• Chimpanzees

• Snakes

What percent of people are unaware they are infected with HIV?

• 5

• 18

• 30

• 50