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1.What questions must scientist answer to fully understand the 1918 flu pandemic?

2. Where do scientists think that the 1918 virus originated? What evidence supports this?

3. How did WW I contribute to the spreading of this flu?

4. What is the current explanation of why this flu attacked mostly the young and healthy?

5. How does a virus survive and thrive?

6. Why is it easy for a virus to mutate?

7. Why didn't this virus need to mutate as it spread throughout the human population?

8. How did scientists directly study how the 1918 virus affected its hosts? What controversial studies are being suggested in order to learn more about the workings of this virus?

9. What are the arguments, both pro and con, for a flu pandemic occurring again soon?

2010-2011 Flu Season



1. What are the different names for the new flu virus that started last year?

2. During what months do most people get the flu in the U.S.?

3. Name the three viruses this year’s flu vaccine prevents.

4. What is the most effective step in preventing the flu?

5. What is antiviral resistance?

Avian Flu H5N1



6. What do the H and N stand for in virus names?

7. What organisms can be infected with the avian flu virus?

8. Where have there been outbreaks that infected humans?

9. What are scientists concerned about regarding avian flu?

10. What is a pandemic?

West Nile Virus



11. During what seasons is West Nile Virus most likely to occur?

12. What can be done to prevent the spread of this virus?

13. What are the symptoms of West Nile Virus?

14. How is West Nile Virus spread?

15. How is West Nile Virus treated?

Seasonal Flu



16. What is the seasonal flu?

17. What are the symptoms?

18. How does it spread?

19. When are people who have the flu contagious?

20. What is the difference between the two types of vaccines?

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