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1. The historian Thucydides wrote an account of the first recorded pandemic in history. He said, "People in good health were all of a sudden attacked by violent heats in the head, and redness and inflammation in the eyes, the inward parts, such as the throat or tongue, becoming bloody and emitting an unnatural and fetid breath." Where did this pandemic occur?
2. When Rome stepped onto her throne as ruler of the western world in place of Greece, she also breathed in plagues like those that had ravaged her predecessor. One of these was known as the Antonine Plague, and at its height was said to have killed five thousand citizens of Rome every day. What do modern scientists think this disease may have been?
3. In the sixth century, the first known pandemic of bubonic plague occurred. Believed to have spread from northern Africa, what city was devoured by the disease?
4. Though commonly known as bubonic plague, the disease actually has three variations, only one of which is bubonic plague. The other two are septicemic plague and pneumonic plague. Which of the three kills the fastest?
5. When most people think of epidemics and pandemics, influenza is probably not the first word that comes to mind. However, there have been three pandemics of influenza in the 20th century alone. The first occurred during WW1. What was it called?
6. The Spanish flu predominately infected a certain age group. What was it?
7. A fifth of the world's population was infected by the Spanish flu, but how many were killed by it?
8. Which is the only continent not to have suffered a cholera outbreak?
9. Six of the seven cholera pandemics began in which century?
10. To wrap up this quiz, let's discuss 'pandemic'. What word did it descend from?
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