The document compares the COVID-19 outbreak to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It notes that the Spanish Flu received its name even though the first case was reported in Kansas, USA, as many European countries were involved in World War I at the time. It estimates that the Spanish Flu infected around 500 million people and killed approximately 50 million worldwide. It also highlights some key differences between the Spanish Flu and COVID-19, such as today's much larger and more interconnected global population.
The document compares the COVID-19 outbreak to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It notes that the Spanish Flu received its name even though the first case was reported in Kansas, USA, as many European countries were involved in World War I at the time. It estimates that the Spanish Flu infected around 500 million people and killed approximately 50 million worldwide. It also highlights some key differences between the Spanish Flu and COVID-19, such as today's much larger and more interconnected global population.
The document compares the COVID-19 outbreak to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It notes that the Spanish Flu received its name even though the first case was reported in Kansas, USA, as many European countries were involved in World War I at the time. It estimates that the Spanish Flu infected around 500 million people and killed approximately 50 million worldwide. It also highlights some key differences between the Spanish Flu and COVID-19, such as today's much larger and more interconnected global population.
The document compares the COVID-19 outbreak to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It notes that the Spanish Flu received its name even though the first case was reported in Kansas, USA, as many European countries were involved in World War I at the time. It estimates that the Spanish Flu infected around 500 million people and killed approximately 50 million worldwide. It also highlights some key differences between the Spanish Flu and COVID-19, such as today's much larger and more interconnected global population.
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Comparing COVID-19 outbreak to the Spanish Flu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Min1CvjA
Video activity
After watching the video answer the following questions.
1. In 1918 many European countries were involved in ________ _________ War.
2. Countries involved in that war:
3. Why did the Spanish Flu receive this name?
4. Where was the first case reported? __________________________________________
5. Number of people who Became infected with the virus ________________________________________ Died because of the virus_____________________________________________
HOMEWORK
6. Why could Spanish Flu spread quickly?
7. Today situation with the COVID-19 is different, because
World population is much _____________________________________________ Health care conditions and medicine are __________________________________ There are more ___________ travel and __________ supply chains World population is much ___________ with ___________ immune system