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Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which pandemic is the deadliest in modern history?
The bubonic plague in the 14th century
The Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic in 1793
The Spanish Flu in 1918
The Covid-19 coronavirus in 2020
The Spanish Flu pandemic occurred during which war?
The French Revolution
The Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Where did the Spanish flu originate?
Spain
United States
Italy
That information is not provided
Why are total deaths for the Spanish Flu not known?
No one cared because of the war
Many areas did not keep medical records
Most medical records were destroyed in the war
No one wants to know how bad it was
When was the first wave of the Spanish Flu pandemic?
Spring 1918
Summer 1918
Fall 1918
Winter 1918
What contributed to deaths from the flu in military personnel?
Close quarters
Poor nutrition
Unsanitary conditions
All of the above
What is a characteristic feature of serious cases of the Spanish Flu?
Coma
Face turning blue
Liver failure
Extremely high fever
What caused the Spanish Flu pandemic to end?
They created a vaccine for it
Improved medical care
The end of the war caused better conditions
Those who were susceptible had either died or were immune
