news bulletin – answers

Deadly virus spreads

questions

1. What has killed 1000’s of children in China? a virus
2. How old is the women’s child? 4 months
3. What is she doing to help the child keep healthy? keeping away from large crowds and not eating out
4. Who does the virus affect? children and infants
5. What does it cause? high fever, paralysis and meningitis
6. Is this virus similar to Sars? no, this is a familiar strain unlike Sars some years ago
7. Who does Hans Trotsen work for? the WHO – World Health Organisation
8. Who is giving the ‘advice’? the CDC authorities
9. Where might a child have a rash? on the hand or in the mouth
10. How has the virus spread to other provinces? rapidly