Name ________________________________________ Mods 15-16
1. The H5N1 Flu Virus is currently infecting wild birds and poultry in _______ countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
2. Human cases have been very limited and have resulted in approximately ________ deaths.
3. According to experts, the avian flu cannot be contracted by eating properly cooked poultry. So far, there has not been a known transmission of the disease in the form which could cause a __________________________.
4. However, scientists continue to debate the potential for this or another influenza virus to ________________ and then be easily passed among human beings.
5. In what country did the virus begin? ___________________________
6. On the plane, what does Dr. Iris Varnack reveal that they might be dealing with? The first case of . . . _______________________________________________
7. They said containment would only work if less than _____________ people are infected.
8. How long ago did the WHO start tracking the H2N1 virus? _______________
9. What is the estimated ultimate global loss of lives? ____________________________________
10. Why isn’t there a vaccine if bird flu has been around since 1996? _______________________
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11. The longer the virus is around, the less
deadly it becomes, and the more lives we can ________.
12. During the autopsy, what did they find out about how he died? __________________________
13. What did Governor Newsome do to protect himself and his staff? _______________________
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14. What does Dr. Varnack try to talk Governor Newsome out of? _________________________
15. In a quarantined neighborhood, how many days
worth of supplies were they given?
_____days
16. One government official reports losing what percentage of his police force? ________%
17. What does Governor Newsome decide to ask the President for? _________________________
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18. What does the nurse with a sick mother and
sick son do?
______________________________
19. What information does Dr. Varnack receive
from China about H5N1?
___________________
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20. Why did insurance companies file for bankruptcy? ___________________________________
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21. What happens at the store? ______________________________________________________
22. Once there is a vaccine available, why is there trouble getting it to those who need the vaccinations? _________________________________________________________________
23. Who does Dr. Varnack recommend to get the vaccine? ________________________________
24. Why does the governor’s son die? ________________________________________________
25. What happens to the vaccine convoy? _____________________________________________
26. What does Governor Newsome go to see? __________________________________________
27. What is wrong with their elderly
neighbor? _________________________________________
28. What does France do with the vaccine it’s producing? ________________________________
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29. Why does Nurse Alma Ansen quit? _______________________________________________
30. Dr.
Varnack says these death totals are mild compared to how many that could result
from a second wave of the pandemic?
___________ million
31. What favor does the governor ask Denise Connolly for? _______________________________
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32. What does Dr. Varnack find in Angola? ___________________________________________