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the 1918 influenza epidemic killed between 50 million and 100 million people wo
150 million and 100 million people worldwide. this
epidemic happened near the end of world war i. more people died from the intenza
epidemic than were killed in the war. which of the following explains why this virus was
deadly worldwide?
f
infected soldiers returning from the war spread the virus when they coughed.
g
food was scarce because of the war, so people were undernourished, and their immune
systems were weakened.
h medical personnel often became ill as a result of exposure to airborne virus particles.
j all of the above