History of Pandemics by Nicholas LePan

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

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

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

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?

Based on death tolls, the deadliest pandemic in history is

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

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

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