Vocabulary
To have or hold something.
Contain
To keep a person or an item safe from harm or illness.
Protect
When and where did the plague happen?
1331-1351, Asia, The Middle East, Europe
For what group did Dr. Dowell work?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
What are three author's purposes for writing?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
To be put in a situation that is dangerous or unpleasant.
Exposed
Something wrong with your body that shows you are sick.
Symptom
What are symptoms of the plague?
Bleeding under the skin, fingers, toes, and nose urn black.
What disease was Dr. Dowell trying to stop?
Bird flu
Can you get sick by inhaling after someone sneezes or cough? Yes or no?
Yes
Sometimes many people in a community get sick with the same disease.
Outbreak
A tiny living thing that causes diseases.
Virus
When and where did Ebola happen?
2014-2015, West Africa
How did the mother catch bird flu?
She was in the hospital hugging and kissing on her daughter. She never left her daughters room.
What is another word for Flu?
Influenza
An outbreak can spread to wider area, such as a state or a whole country.
Epidemic
A substance used to keep people from getting a disease.
Vaccine
What are symptoms of Smallpox?
High fevers, aches, red spots on skin.
How did the little girl catch bird flu?
She was helping her uncle bury dead chickens.
What other diseases did Dr. Dowell battle?
Ebola and SARS
When an epidemic spread from one country to another.
Pandemic
To take over and cause something to stop working.
Overwhelm
According to the book, how can you try to avoid Covid-19?
wash hands, wear a mask, social distance
How did Dr. Dowell help treat the aunt and cousin of the little girl that died?
He treated them with the antiviral medicine and separated them from healthy people.
What was the name of the most recent pandemic to affect the world?
COVID 19