CoViD-19 and Historic Pandemics

How much do you know about CoViD-19 and how it compares to historic pandemics? Test your knowledge with this short quiz!

Where and when did CoViD-19 break out?

Wuhan, China in November or December 2019

Beijing, China in September 2019

Venice, Italy in January 2020

New York, USA in December 2019 or January 2020

How does CoViD-19 differ from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)?

SARS had a higher death rate

COVID-19 is much more infectious

SARS was more easily diagnosed and contained

All of the above

Deaths from CoViD-19 have already surpassed both SARS (770 deaths) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome/MERS (850 deaths) combined.

True

False

How many deaths occurred worldwide from the Spanish Flu (1918-1920)?

40-50 million

500-700 thousand

1-2 million

10-20 million

Which pandemic is estimated to have killed 200 million worldwide in a few years?

Antonine Plague (165-180)

Plague of Justinian (541-750)

Black Death (1331-1353)

Third Plague Pandemic (1855-1960)

Which recent pandemic caused more than 200,000 deaths according to an estimation by CDC?

SARS (2002-2003)

H1N1/Swine Flu (2009-2010)

MERS (2012-2018)

Ebola (2014-2016)

As of March 23, 2020, how many cases and deaths have occurred worldwide from CoViD-19?

Approximately 26,000 cases and 1,550 deaths

Approximately 150,000 cases and 4,000 deaths

Approximately 330,500 cases and 14,720 deaths

Approximately 374,500 cases and 16,350 deaths

The US stock market has suffered its worst performance since the 2008 Great Recession

True

False