Global Epidemics Quiz: How Much Do You Know?

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  • Last Updated: 17 Sep, 2025
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While epidemics are often associated with COVID-19 in our minds, epidemics have defined human life over centuries. From the Spanish Flu in 1918 to Ebola in Africa and Zika in the Americas, pandemics can quickly spread over borders in our globalized world. In America, we've witnessed how travel, climate change, and international trade leave us vulnerable to once-distant diseases. Learning about epidemics is not just about doctors; for you all also  this 10 questions quiz will guide you about how pandemics are transmitted, how societies defend themselves, and how international cooperation is life-saving.

What is “herd immunity”?

  • Animal to human spread

  • People sick together

  • Community immune barrier

  • Vaccines not working

How is Ebola mainly spread among humans?

  • Mosquito bites

  • Airborne droplets

  • Contaminated food

  • Bodily fluids contact

What was the main purpose of “flattening the curve” during COVID-19?

  • Stop all cases

  • Faster vaccines

  • Reduce hospital strain

  • Protect elderly only

Which factor increases the risk of new epidemics spreading globally?

  • Country isolation

  • Less air travel

  • Climate + globalization

  • Population decline

Which disease is carried by mosquitoes and causes epidemics in tropical regions?

  • Malaria

  • Lyme disease

  • Influenza

  • Rabies

Which U.S. agency tracks and responds to epidemics nationwide?Which one do you like?

  • FDA

  • CDC

  • NIH

  • WHO

Which epidemic disease was successfully eradicated worldwide by vaccination in 1980?

  • Smallpox

  • Polio

  • Measles

  • Tuberculosis

Which epidemic in 1918 killed millions worldwide, including many Americans?

  • Smallpox

  • Spanish Flu

  • Cholera

  • Yellow Fever

What is the main difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

  • Bacteria vs. viruses

  • Local vs. global spread

  • Epidemics more deadly

  • Once in history

Which U.S. city was one of the hardest hit during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s?

  • Chicago

  • San Francisco

  • Miami

  • Dallas

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