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Super quiz

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC

(e.g., The full name of the disease is ___. Answer: Coronaviru­s disease 2019.)

Freshman level

1. The disease was first identified in which country?

2. The WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic in March 2020. What is the WHO?

3. The virus is spread primarily via nose and _ _ _ _ secretions.

Graduate level

4. The probable infection was from this mammal to humans.

5. Name two of the most commonly recommende­d preventive measures.

6. Name either of the two most common symptoms.

Ph.D. level

7. What is meant by “asymptomat­ic”?

8. The CFR reflects the percentage of diagnosed people who die. What is CFR?

9. Which of the 50 states suffered the most deaths from COVID-19? ANSWERS: 1. China. 2. World Health Organizati­on. 3. Mouth. 4. Bats. 5. Hand-washing, physical distancing, face mask, increased ventilatio­n. 6. Fever and dry cough. 7. A person is a carrier but experience­s no symptoms.

8. Case fatality rate. 9. New York.

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