World History Diseases

John Green says he suffers from hypochondria

• Yes

• No

The 1600s spread of diseases (plagues) happened mostly in the Americas.

• No

• Yes

Epidemics are already mentioned in the ancient text of the Epic of Gilgamesh

• Yes

• no

The Black Plague of the mid-1300s could have been bubonic and was derived from rats.

• No

• Yes

The Black Death affected Europe the most.

• No

• Yes

The Black Plague may have improved working conditions for those Europeans that survived it.

• Yes

• No

The Black Plague changed Europeans lodging by creating more wooden houses.

• No

• Yes

The most devastating series of plagues were produced by the Columbian Exchange.

• Yes

• No

Bacteria produce small Pox.

• No

• Yes

Antibiotics have proved effective against viral diseases.

• No

• Yes