Pandemic Vocabulary

Which disease was a deadly epidemic in Western Africa in the early 2000's?

• influenza

• cholera

• ebola

• Zika virus

The ______________________ rate for coronavirus in the US is about 290,000 deaths out of 328.2 million, or .08%.

SARS stands for...

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• Severe Acute Required Syndrome

• Santa Ate Rudolph's Snack

• Synthetic Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Which of these is NOT a method of transmission of the HIV virus?

• blood transfusion

• sexual contact with an infected person

• water

Prior to the Spanish flu, which plague was the worst in history?

• Yellow fever

• Black Death

• AIDS

• Cholera

If you have no signs of the virus, yet you still test positive for the virus, you are considered__________________________.

What does "quarantine" mean?

• isolate for 14 days to prevent the spread of a virus

• stay away from your family

• stay home from school for a week

• isolate for 5 days to prevent the spread of a virus

All of the following are examples of poor hygiene EXCEPT for...

• wearing a mask

• eating candy off the floor when the "5 second" rule is in place

• brushing your teeth twice a week

• showering once a week

How many countries must be affected by an outbreak to be considered a pandemic?

• 1

• 3

• the whole world

• 2

The strength or the ability of a virus to infect it's host is called....