Infectious Diseases and Their Impact

Infectious Diseases and Their Impact

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science, History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

FREE Resource

The video discusses the impact of infectious diseases from the Middle Ages to the modern era. It highlights how diseases would die out in isolated villages in the past, but modern factors like increased population and global travel have heightened the risk of new diseases emerging. The 1918 influenza epidemic is used as an example of a global health crisis, affecting a significant portion of the world's population at the time.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common outcome for infectious diseases in the Middle Ages?

They were easily treated with herbal medicine.

They were prevented by early vaccination efforts.

They spread globally due to trade routes.

They often died out due to lack of nearby hosts.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which factor has increased the likelihood of new diseases emerging in modern times?

Decreased global travel

Higher population density

Less interaction with wildlife

Improved sanitation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How has global travel contributed to the spread of diseases?

By reducing the number of disease carriers

By allowing diseases to spread quickly across regions

By eliminating local diseases

By increasing immunity in travelers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the estimated death toll of the 1918 influenza epidemic?

10 to 20 million

30 to 40 million

50 to 100 million

150 to 200 million

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What fraction of Europe's population was affected by the 1918 influenza epidemic?

One-half

One-tenth

Two-thirds

One-third

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the global population around the time of the 1918 influenza epidemic?

2 billion

800 million

1.6 billion

1.2 billion