Statistics for Pandemics True or False

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
The Black Death was an outbreak of plague.True
96%
Cholera is a bacterial infestation of the small intestine, typically spread by unsafe water.True
91%
Around 90% of the indigenous population of the Americas died from 1492-1600, largely as a result of the mass epidemic of European diseases like smallpox.True
89%
The Spanish Flu originated in Spain.False
75%
Healthy young adults had a low mortality rate during the Spanish Flu epidemic.False
70%
A cordyceps fungus that takes control of the brain stem has infected over 100 million people worldwide as of 2024.False
68%
Viral epidemics have been far deadlier than bacterial epidemics since 1900.True
68%
People typically catch plague from exposure to rat droppings.False
66%
The bubonic plague is caused by a protozoan parasite.False
62%
The Black Death pandemic killed 50-60% of Europe's population, about 50 million people.True
57%
Over 15 million people died during a major bubonic plague outbreak in India in the early 1900s.True
57%
More people have died from the HIV/AIDS epidemic than the COVID-19 pandemic.True
53%
The Spanish Flu pandemic killed more people than any other pandemic in history.True
49%
The Spanish flu killed an enormous amount of people, but never re-emerged after its lethal second wave.False
40%
Less than 100,000 people died of cholera between 1865 and 1947 because of the advent of handwashing, sanitation, and vaccination.False
34%

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