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WorksheetsKiller Plagues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
American and Russian labs kept vials of smallpox in order to...
stop terrorists
conduct future research
send vials into space
prevent smallpox deaths
Why do scientists at the Centers for Disease Control wear special suits during parts of their work?
there is no gravity inside the labs
they need to protect themselves from a fire
they need to protect themselves from diseases
it is cold in the lab and the suits are warm
Which event happened first during the Ebola epidemic in Kitwit?
A man was bitten by an Ebola infected bat
Sister Belleri contracted Ebola and died
People with Ebola were quarantined
The CDC tested the disease and found out it was Ebola
Although the victims of the plague didn't know it at the time, the disease was spread by...
breathing infected air in plague villages
fleas, which were carried from town to town by rats
food that was contaminated and carried across Europe
children, who were more easily infected than adults
Why are scientists interested in studying the village of Eyam, the plague village?
Someone in the village found a cure for the plague
The village citizens were good people
Some people survived because of a genetic mutation called delta 32
The people in Eyam were the only ones to die from the plague
A vaccine can give people resistance to an illness.
anger and hostility about a situation
ability to avoid the effects of a disease
feelings
organization
The smallpox vaccine had a huge impact on controlling the disease.
importance
effect
hit
death
During the epidemic, many children fell ill.
the rapid spread of a disease among many people
a trend that became very popular
a long-ago era when many people died
a civil war
What is a synonym for contagious? My cold was so contagious that my whole family got sick.
really bad
painful
infectious
very rare
What is the opposite of internal?
bad
external
inside
unhappy
A synonym for feasible is...
impossible
possible
happy
eating too much
To be courageous is to be...
happy
sad
brave
jealous
Why do you get vaccines?
To boost your energy
To make you happy
To get really sad
To prevent a disease/infection
When you estimate, you..
make an educated guess
pick a random number
meticulously count
get really mad
If you've been exposed to something, you've been..
super bored
sleeping
near it
far away from it
