Reasoning There have been three major influenza pandemics over the last century. The first and most severe was the Spanish flu of 1918 that infected half of the world’s population and from which around 50 million people died. The next was the 1957 Asian flu which also infected nearly half of the world’s population, but the number of fatalities was lower: about ¾ of a million in total. The third was the Hong Kong flu of 1968-69 which was the cause of between 1 and 3 million deaths. To put these figures into perspective, the more recent but more widely reported outbreaks have been comparatively small. It must also be remembered that between ¼ and ½ million people worldwide die of seasonal influenza every year. Better communication worldwide in the last few decades means that new strains of flu become worldwide news very rapidly, but it also means that governments can quickly put into effect measures to help prevent the spread of the disease.

89. The world's population in 1918 was less than 80 million

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

90. The Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968-1969 had the second highest death toll from flu in the last century

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

91. Major flu pandemics occur at least three times a century

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

92. Modern communication helps to prevent the spread of flu pandemics

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c)
	(d) Cannot say

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