TEAM Book 2 - Unit 1 - The Spanish Flu

What is an epidemic?

• When a great number of the population in a community is sick at the same time.

• When a small number of the population in a community is sick at different times.

• When an illness affects people throughout the world at the same time.

When an epidemic affects people in a whole country or the world this is called a ___________.

• epidermis

• pandemic

• endemic

What was happening in the world between 1914 and 1919?

• The Spanish-American War

• World War II

• World War I

What was the Spanish Flu?

• It was a mild form of the flu that only affected babies and old people.

• It was a variant of the polio virus.

• It was a flu virus that changed from an epidemic to a pandemic.

When did the Spanish Flu begin?

• 1918

• 1981

• 1943

Who did the Spanish Flu affect?

• Only the soldiers in WWI.

• Babies and people older than 60.

• People of all ages including the soldiers fighting in the war.

According to the information provided on pages 8-9, what was "stalking America," killing 675,000 Americans and millions more around the world?

• the virus (Spanish Flu)

• COVID-19

• the war in Europe

What is another name for influenza?

• Polio

• Glaucoma

• The Flu

What word means "changed its form"?

• mutated

• menace

• maintain

What was different about The Spanish Flu?

• It affected a different part of the population that the flu normally would.

• It only affected people in Europe.

• It affected soldiers only.