Vocabulary
A drug given to patients to take away pain during surgery.
Anesthesia
She was "patient zero" in London's plague.
Goodwoman Phillips
The animal that "spread" the plague to Goodwoman Phillips. (10)
Rat
Name 2 of the major epidemics mentioned in chapter 1 besides the plague. (23)
2. Pneumonia
Did life after the plague return to normal in London?
Yes, "slowly life began to turn to normal in the cirty, as people forgot the year of terror and death" (26)
A sharp increase in the number of cases of a disease among a large number of people over a wide area.
Epidemic
Whose job was responsible for recording and reporting births and deaths? p.13
The parish clerk
What was “the dreadful sign” that was spotted in the sky? (10)
A comet
What is the difference between Epidemic and Pandemic?
- Epidemic = Local outbreak (spreads quickly in a specific area).
- Pandemic = Global outbreak (spreads across multiple countries or the entire world).
This was contaminated by the fleas and rats on the ships which were brought to London. (27)
Cotton
The study of diseases, how they spread, and how they can be controlled
Epidemiology
A successful businessman in London, who wrote in his diary about his experiences and the people he saw during the plague. (21)
Samuel Pepys
What symbol was painted on the door of Goodwoman Phillips house to warn others of the plague? (13)
A huge red cross
How many different text structures are there? (page 10 of your book)
Name at least 2
Narration and ...
Did everyone receive equal treatment of the plague? Why, or why not?
No, wealthy people could afford better care and more comfortable living conditions. Poor people often lived in crowded, unsanitary conditions, making them more likely to get sick and have less access to medical help.
Underground chamber built to hold sewage, usually from a house.
Cesspool
How did Goodwoman Phillips die? (11)
She came in contact with an infected rat/ Bubonic Plague.
What is the name of the bacteria that causes the plague? (30)
Yersenia Pestis
What are the 3 types of plague?
Because medical knowledge was very basic, what were some things people would do to protect themselves form the plague? (25)
Smoked tobacco, wore amulets, worthless powdered mixtures, burning herbs, and spices.
Official records kept in London during the 16th and 17th centuries. They listed the number of deaths each week and the causes of those deaths. They helped track public health and epidemics. (14)
Bills of Mortality
Who predicted a plague epidemic? (18)
John Graunt
Who was the bacteria that caused the plague named after? (26)
Alexander Yersin
What are the differences between the 3 different types of plague? (30)
According to John Graunt there were how many births than burials in London? (25)
9,967 Births
97,306 Burials