Question

multiple choice
how did world war i contribute to the spread of the spanish flu?

a the most severely infected soldiers were transported to hospitals in
close quarters on trains and spread the virus rapidly.

b soldiers with a mild case of the flu were quarantined with healthy sol-
diers, which inflected more soldiers.

c european nations did not experience the disease until u.s. soldiers
brought the disease from the u.s.

d the u.s. military did not provide medical care to infected soldiers.

attempt 1 of 2

Explanation:

• Option A: During WWI, soldiers (including infected ones) were transported on trains in close quarters. This facilitated rapid virus spread as people were in confined spaces, allowing the flu to transmit easily.
• Option B: Quarantining ill soldiers with healthy ones is not how militaries typically handled mild cases, and this is not a primary reason for the flu's spread.
• Option C: The Spanish Flu's origins and spread were not solely from US soldiers to Europe; the war's global troop movements (across many nations) contributed, not just US - Europe.
• Option D: The US military did provide medical care to infected soldiers, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. The most severely infected soldiers were transported to hospitals in close quarters on trains and spread the virus rapidly.