Pandemics
Lesson 2

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Check for Understanding Interpret these published documents from different levels of American government.

• U.S. Public Health Service Influenza Advice
  - http://www.metacat2.com/cssap2demo/pandemics/healthdept2.html
  
• Washington, D.C. Health Department Influenza Care and Prevention
  - http://www.metacat2.com/cssap2demo/pandemics/healthdept.html

More people died in the 1918 influenza pandemic even though the medical technology was more advanced.

1. What do these primary sources reveal about the role of government at different levels during the pandemic?
2. What do these primary sources reveal about the medical knowledge of the early 20^th century? Would the advice on how to care for and avoid influenza have worked?