1918

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In this activity you will research the 1918 Flu Pandemic to discover the answers to the following questions:

US populating during **time of pandemic**
103,208,000 =Number of people that contracted the disease in the USA= 25,802,000 (this is a quarter of the total population during 1918).

Number of fatalities from the disease in the USA
30-50 million (http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/your_state/north_carolina.htm).

Number of fatalities from the disease in NC
13,000 died from the disease in NC (http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/your_state/north_carolina.htm).

How did the disease start?
It is unknown how the disease started but it is thought to have spread in three waves: Europe, Asia, and North America ( http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/EID/vol12no01/05-0979.htm).

How does influenza spread?
"Influenza is transmitted through the air from the respiratory tract of an infected person. It can also be transmitted by direct contact with respiratory

**How did the government react to this disease?**

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