Patient Zero Review: Typhoid and Spanish Influenza

What caused the Spanish flu?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Zombies

• A Bat

When did the Spanish Influenza take place?

• 1885-1886

• 1908-1909

• 1918-1919

• 2020-2021

How is Spanish Influenza spread?

• Contaminated water

• Fleas

• Close contact

• Air droplets

Why did Spanish Influenza spread?

• WWII caused it to become a pandemic

• The Vietnam war caused it to become a pandemic

• WWI caused it to spread globally

• People were partying because there was a cure for Typhoid

Why is the 1918 flu pandemic called the Spanish Flu?

• Spain was the first country infected.

• Patient Zero was Spanish.

• Spain was one of the first European countries to widely report flu deaths.

• Spain found a cure for the flu.

What did the United States censor during WWI?

• Soldiers' Letters

• Newspapers

• Text Messages

• Conversations

How was Mary Mallon involved with Typhoid?

• She cooked for families and spread the disease.

• She nursed families through the illness.

• She caught the disease and almost died.

• She was the lead investigator in the NYC Typhoid Outbreak.

What did Mary Mallon do when George Soper accused her of spreading Typhoid?

• Admitted to her mistake and begged for forgiveness

• Jumped out the window of her apartment

• Broke down crying

• Chased George out of the house with a fork

Who discovered the solution for predicting and containing the Spanish Influenza?

• Billie Eilish

• Dr. John Snow

• Dr. Wade Hampton Frost

• Dr. Fauci

How did Dr. Frost discover how to predict influenza outbreaks?

• He tested blood samples of individuals infected with Spanish Flu.

• He went door to door and interviewed people infected with Spanish Flu.

• He tested water samples.

• He guessed.