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People who study epidemics
Epidemiologist
Another word for mysterious
Ominous
A common belief not based on facts
Superstition
In Chapter 1, who was the first woman to get the plague in London in 1665?
Goodwoman Phillips
A small organism that usually causes diseases
Microbe
To cover completely
Engulf
Keeping clean living conditions by removing garbage and keeping drinking water safe
Sanitation
What happened when your family member got the plague?
You were forced to stay inside and your house was boarded up :(
Being infected or exposed to something bad
Contaminated
An international and out of control outbreak
Pandemic
Keeping out others
Exclusive
Who made the theory that an increase in deaths could predict epidemics?
John Graunt
Passing from one thing to another
Transmission
An outbreak that is predictable and controlled
Epidemic
A contagious disease that causes buboes
Plague
What are four types of text structure?
Narration, informational/explanatory, descriptive, comparative