Name (label): ____________________________________ (1 pt) Score: ________ / 13 Advanced Biology worksheet TED-ED: How Pandemics Spread conclusion questions

s from video 1. Why are epidemics and pandemics a relatively recent phenomenon in human history? (2 pts)

updated 3/13/13

2. How do war zones and natural disaster sites become breeding grounds for infectious diseases? (2 pts)

3. What happens to the influenza virus every 20-40 years, and why? What are the recent example(s)? (4 pts)

________ 4. What is antigenic shift? (1 pt) A. Ill answer after I dunk my iPad in disinfectant B. When two or more known strains of a virus combine to form a new strain C. The phenomenon of viruses and bacteria mutating so that vaccines and antibiotics are obsolete D. The molecular mechanism that allows antigens to hide from the human hosts immune system ________ 5. Where did the 2003 SARS outbreak originate? (1 pt) A. Hanoi B. Hong Kong C. Euro Disney D. Malaysia E. A Carnival cruise ship docked in Acapulco ________ 6. Scientists have extracted from human remains which of the following infectious agents? (1 pt) A. DNA from the earliest known case of Ebola virus in Sudan, 1970 B. The strain of smallpox virus that devastated the Aztecs in the 16th century C. The bacterium responsible for the Black Death in 14th century Europe D. Tuberculosis bacteria from ancient Egyptian mummies E. C and D ________ 7. Whats the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic? (1 pt) A. They can be used interchangeably B. A pandemic affects multiple animal species, not just humans C. A pandemic is an epidemic that causes more than a thousand deaths D. A pandemic is an epidemic that spreads to multiple countries, or even worldwide