Affixes
What is does the prefix in the word "epidemiologist" mean?
Epi = Above
Which text structure refers to "telling a story"?
Narrative/narration
Who was responsible for recording the births and deaths in and around London?
Parish clerks
Which groups were excluded from data in the Bills of Mortality?
Jews, Catholics, other minority religions
What does the prefix "com, con-" mean?
Latin: "with"
Which text structure informs or explains something?
Informational/explanatory
Who did the parish clerk work for?
The church of England.
How is the section on the death of Goody Phillips written?
Chronologically
What is the root of the word "epidemic" ? What does the root mean?
Dem: from Greek Demos meaning people
What is being described on page 13 of Patient Zero?
The spread of the plague in 1664
What was the main problem with tracking births and deaths in London?
There were not enough parish clerks.
What is Graunt's theory?
The theory of "plague years" which happen after an increase of disease.
What is the origin and meaning of the root "Amo/Amatum"?
Latin: Love
Which text structure supports an opinion?
Argumentative
How did the parish clerks solve the problem of not being able to track all births and deaths?
They hired "searchers" to help track
How many years of the Bills of Mortality did Graunt study?
He studied 60 years worth of the Bills of Mortality
What does the suffix "-al" mean?
"related to" something
What does the author argue about John Graunt's theory on page 23?
It was a huge step forward in tracking diseases.
Why were there so many unusual entries in the Bills of Mortality?
Because the searchers would not enter accurate data. Sometimes they would be paid to write something, or they would not know what to write.
What was Graunt's conclusion?
In the month before a plague outbreak, the death rates were higher.