Pandemics & Epidemics Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Outbreaks?

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Pandemics & Epidemics Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Outbreaks?

Pandemics have revolutionized our way of life, work, and relationship with one another. From the plague to COVID-19, history has witnessed killer outbreaks which have taught us some valuable lessons. 
Let's test your knowledge regarding some of the key ones.

The plague in medieval Europe was spread mainly by?

  • Rats and fleas

  • Airborne droplets

  • Contaminated food

  • Dirty water

Which virus causes AIDS?

  • HIV

  • HBV

  • HCV

  • HPV

COVID-19 is caused by which virus?

  • H1N1

  • SARS-CoV-1

  • SARS-CoV-2

  • MERS-CoV

Which organization officially declares a global health emergency?

  • CDC

  • WHO

  • UN

  • Red Cross

Which pandemic led to the introduction of widespread mask-wearing in public for the first time in history?

  • Black Death

  • SARS (2003)

  • Spanish Flu

  • COVID-19

Which ancient disease, once a deadly epidemic, became the first to be completely eradicated by vaccination?

  • Smallpox

  • Polio

  • Cholera

  • Measles

The WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic in which year?

  • 2018

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2021

Ebola virus first appeared in which continent?

  • Europe

  • South America

  • Asia

  • Africa

Which disease is often called the “Black Death”?

  • Cholera

  • Bubonic plague

  • Influenza

  • Typhoid

Which pandemic was caused by H1N1 virus?

  • Bird flu

  • COVID-19

  • SARS

  • Swine flu

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