Question

Prevention is better than cure.
Swine flu has been declared (as) a pandemic.
In groups of four discuss the following.

(a) What has been done by the authorities to cope with the problem?
(b) What are the consequences of such a major world-wide infection?

Write out the answer to the questions as a flowchart using the passive form of the verb.

Answer 1

Meant for group discussion at class level.
Answers to questions (a) and (b) as are follows :

(а)

1. Sufficient information about preventive measures has been disseminated through print and electronic media all over the country.
2. Special laboratories for testing have been set up at almost all govt, hospitals.
3. Hospitals have been supplied with the prescribed medicine ‘Tamiflu’ in sufficient quantities all over the countries.
4. Health Ministry officials both at centre and state levels have been posted to spread awareness about the swine flu and how to cope up with its incidence.

(b) If such a major world-wide infection occurs, the results will be disastrous. These could be like :

1. death of millions of people
2. turmoil all over the world among humans
3. international traffic ground to a halt
4. economies of many countries will stand affected
5. many sectors will be affected so much that more panic will prevail.

(a) Swine flu caused by a virus/Swine flue declared as pandemic
(b) International community gets on High Alert
(c) Panic conditions will prevail leading to international crisis. A worldwide effort is on to find the cure of the disease.