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sree 1 1m, This would lead to widespread panic and vriewou’, decept all logical, well-reasoned responses., , ( Answers may Vary., , , , any people would die from this disease., , Reading, , Awl., , os, , 148, , l, , d. all of the above, , b. due to influenza., , a. Bombay., , The children refer to the bird as Enza’. They open the window and Enza flies into the, , room. ‘In-flu-enza’ can be understood as ‘in-flew-Enza’. It showcases a hidden Meaning, , that influenza has also come into the room through the window., , The flu was first reported in Bombay in June 1918. After that, Karachi and Madras alse, , reported the effects of the flu. Most of India’s doctors were enlisted in the British Indian, , Army and were overseas. fighting in the First World War. It became very difficult to cure, , people and to cope with the after-effects of the disease. About 16 million people died ig, , India because of the flu., , a. In Southeast Asia, various strains have interacted with each other to form crossstrained species have emerged., , b. These pose a threat as they are developing at an alarming rate and the human immune, system might not be able to counter them., , a. The doctors were able to identify the disease called Heliotrope Cyanosis., , b. They died within a few days of contracting it., , a. Some people believed that tobacco smoke would kill the bacteria. others believed tha:, eating porridge would prevent the disease., , b. No, these efforts were not scientific at all. They did not yield any results., , a. The uninfected people shunned the infected people as they thought they would, contract the disease and were worried about their own safety,, , b. The author states that the people did not even look at the infected people and most, infected people died of starvation, for lack of attention and care., , a. ‘Ghost town’ refers to a place where people do not live., , b. These ghost towns came into bei, , . ng because of the Widespread deaths caused by, the disease.