History of Pandemics by Nicholas LePan

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History of Pandemics by Nicholas LePan

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Welcome to our "2020: A Year in Review" unit. In order to understand where we are today - in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - it is helpful to understand how we got here. 

What better way to do that than by studying pandemics of the past?

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It can be most reasonably inferred that the author of the text believes that

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Based on death tolls, the deadliest pandemic in history is

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Dr. John Snow's 1854 research is most likely included in the article in order to

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Welcome to our "2020: A Year in Review" unit. In order to understand where we are today - in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - it is helpful to understand how we got here. 

What better way to do that than by studying pandemics of the past?

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The passage indicates that a disease is defined as a pandemic when

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The figure indicates that the Spanish Flu officially became a pandemic in the year(s)

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According to the infographic, what percentage of Native Americans were killed from smallpox?

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As used in line 11,"dashed" most nearly means

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It can be most reasonably inferred that the author of the text believes that

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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Based on death tolls, the deadliest pandemic in history is

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Dr. John Snow's 1854 research is most likely included in the article in order to

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The text and chart about R0 or “R naught" demonstrate that...

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As used in line 3, "virulent" most nearly means...

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it is especially contagious and/or deadly.

scientists declare that there is no known cure.

it spreads across an entire nation or the world.

The figure indicates that the Spanish Flu officially became a pandemic in the year(s)

According to the infographic, what percentage of Native Americans were killed from smallpox?

As used in line 11,"dashed" most nearly means

ruined.

repaired.

accelerated.

slowed.

Line 10-12 ("This event... Dark Ages")

the Spanish Flu.

smallpox.

the Black Death (a.k.a. Bubonic Plague).

the COVID-19 virus.

explain a scientific breakthrough in understanding pandemics.

provide an example of old-fashioned thinking about pandemics.

disprove the antiquated Italian practice of quarantine.

show a successful pandemic response that saved lives.

A Rubella patient would probably infect the same number of people as someone with Smallpox.

SARS symptoms can be considered of moderate intensity compared to the other diseases listed.

MERS is likely to continue spreading indefinitely without widespread vaccination.

Measles presents the largest problem for humankind today.

As used in line 3, "virulent" most nearly means...

infectious.

slow.

bitter.

painful.