Patient Zero Epidemics pgs. 12-23

How was a Searcher's job similar to an epidemiologist's job?

• They had to wear protective clothing and masks when examining the body.

• They were both had to take vow to create accurate reports on the causes of death

• They had to risk their lives by examining the body of the deceased.

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p. 12 According to the text, what caused the neighbor woman to cry out, "God have mercy on us?"

• She saw the red rings on Goodwoman Phillip's body and knew G.P. had the plague.

• She knew that many people would die from the Black Death

• She knew that this ominous presence was sent by God.

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How did the Bills of Mortality help John Graunt predict an epidemic of plague?

• the statistical data gave him patterns that helped him detect the causes deaths in rats

• the statistical data gave him patterns that helped him infer the occurrences of disease

• the statistical data gave him patterns that helped him know the numbers of tools doctors needed to bleed patients.

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10. How does the title, Blast From The Past, support the central idea of this section of the book?

• A) It shows how explosive the population became, due to the pandemics.

   

• B) It shows how the powerful history of the Black Death, causes reflection.

   

• C) It shows that the past should not be repeated because it is fiery.

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p. 21 How did the effects of the King's declaration, yield positive and negative results?

• Some people felt the king was not doing enough to help them escape the Black Death, but some felt the king helped enough.

• A new leader was elected, but he was cruel to the people

• Many people lost their jobs because of the city shutdown, but many lives were saved.

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p. 21-22 What theme of hope is showcased in Pepys's diary entry?

• He calls on God to decrease the number of deaths.

• He calls on God to send a doctor to help the sick

• He calls on God to bring them to Heaven quickly so there will be no more suffering.

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