The Spanish Flu Pandemic

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Across
  1. 2. One Difference about the flu was that it injured many children and adults, and solders; and the whole ______ had been injured for centuries.
  2. 5. Many people ___ from the disease, and they had no where to go they evacuated their homes fleeing from the flu.
  3. 7. It came in three waves, the first wave confirmed report was in March of 1918 and quickly spread through western _______.
  4. 8. People under the age of 5 and people over the age of 65 had got the ___.
  5. 9. About 50 million people suffered from the flu and started to get ____.
  6. 10. The main ______ of the Spanish flu were pneumonia, chills, fatigue, fever, headaches, achiness and soreness, respiratory tract infections, rawness or soreness in the throat and finally a feeling of weakness.
  7. 11. In World War 1 other Countries censored any news they had on the flu, while Spain was _____and could report freely.
  8. 13. ______ can also be used to help; however vaccines are not permanent and must be administered yearly.
  9. 14. The mass _____ started in Spain.
Down
  1. 1. The second wave was far more deadly and pneumonia occurred quickly with most deaths coming after two days of confirmed _______.
  2. 3. The Spanish flu was a _____ that was transmitted from airborne respiratory secretions.
  3. 4. Antiviral drugs such as amantadine and rimantadine can both be used to ____ the type a virus and a lot of bed rest.
  4. 6. The flu started in the summer of 1918. It quickly spread throughout _____ Europe and quickly became the most severe pandemic in the 20th century.
  5. 12. The third _____ came the following winter and had run its course by spring.