Answer:
The answers are as follows:
Step-by-step explanation:
Part A: "The flu ignored efforts to stop its spread."
part B: The flu is the object from the paragraph above that is being personified. The actual meaning of this eprsonification is that the flu was merciless and could care less about who lived or died. It also went to show how the peoples' efforts were futile in stopping the further spreading of the flu.