PATHOLOGY MCQ
CELL DAMAGE
Question
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Infected soldiers returning from the war spread the virus when they coughed.
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Food was scarce because of the war, so people were undernourished, and their immune systems were weakened.
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Medical personnel often became ill as a result of exposure to airborne virus particles.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people. One fifth of the world’s population was attacked by this deadly virus. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675, 000 occurring in the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the United States, the flu’s toll was much lower: a 1.5 percent decline in GDP and a 2.1 percent drop in consumption. The decline in economic activity combined with elevated inflation resulted in large declines in the real returns on stocks and short-term government bonds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Two years later, nearly a third of the global population, or an estimated 500 million people, had been infected in four successive waves. Estimates of deaths range from 17 million to 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history.