Comprehension "The Influenza pandemic": Madrid 2012

 

COMPREHENSION 

THE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918

1. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.

a)  No plague has been as lethal as the "Spanish Flu". 

• TRUE: Known as "Spanish Flu", that outbreak of influenza was a global disaster. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.

b) Common influenza mainly affects middle-aged people. 

• FALSE: This pattern of morbidity was unusual for influenza, which is usual1y a killer of the elderly and young children.

2.  In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.

a) How was the American population affected by the Spanish flu?

• The Spanish Flu was responsible for killing more than a quarter of the American population including hundreds of American soldiers who served in Europe during the Great War.

b) Did people suffering from "Spanish Flu" take a long time to die? Explain your answer. 

• No, this kind of influenza was so powerful that doctors could not do anything to help sick people and consequently they died very quickly.

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