Epidemics

Europeans and American Indians often traded deadly germs - _ and _ - for which they had no immunity.

• bacteria and protists

• bacteria and viruses

• rashes and viruses

was the most devastating disease for American Indians.

• Tuberculosis

• Cow pox

• Smallpox

• Pneumonia

In 1633, smallpox infected _ living near the English Colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts.

• Spaniards

• American Indians

• French colonists

• Canadian Indians

In _, a smallpox epidemic threatened the English colonists of Boston.

• 1633

• 1721

• 1731

• 1520

People who study disease outbreaks are

• epidemiologists

• entomologists

• paleontologiests

• forensic anthropologists

When does an epidemic become a pandemic?

• When it only affects one country

• When it is caused by a specific virus

• When it spreads across multiple countries or continents.

• When it is easily treatable

What is an outbreak or spreading of a disease in only one geographical location?

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• COVID - 19

• Disease spreading

What causes pandemics and epidemics most of the time?

• Bacteria that is resistant to antibiotic treatment

• Animals

• Bacteria that is irresistant to antibiotic treatment

• Human contact

New variations of the virus prove to be

• Dangerous

• Promising

• Less intense

• The same

Symptoms of the Antonine Plague include

• Itching

• Coughing

• Sores

• Loss of smell