Patient Zero Chapter 2 Gists

Which gist is for “The Angel of Death Visits” section?

• Doctors offer a lot of fake cures for cholera.

• Baby Frances had died, and John Snow takes water samples.

• Frances keeps getting worse; husband mentions cholera rumors.

• Doctor tells Sarah it is summer diarrhea

One Sentence gist for “The Soho Cholera Outbreak of 1854” section.

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Which gist is for “Cures for a Penny” section?

• Doctors offer a lot of fake cures for cholera.

• Baby Frances had died, and John Snow takes water samples.

• Frances keeps getting worse; husband mentions cholera rumors.

• Doctor tells Sarah it is summer diarrhea

One sentence gist for “Nothing to Fret About” section.

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Which gist is for “It’s All Gone Quiet” section?

• Doctors offer a lot of fake cures for cholera.

• Baby Frances had died, and John Snow takes water samples.

• Frances keeps getting worse; husband mentions cholera rumors.

• Doctor tells Sarah it is summer diarrhea

How is the section “Cures for a Penny” mostly structured?

• as a descriptive passage of the different cures that doctors offered for cholera

• as a narrative of some of the most important doctors who treated cholera

• as a comparison of the discoveries doctors made that led to the cure for cholera

• as a process discussion of which diseases doctors could cure before cholera

How does this section add to the chapter overall?

• It describes why perfume was popular during the time of cholera.

• It details the discovery of water as an effective treatment for cholera.

• It shows that doctors weren’t knowledgeable about cholera at the time.

• It explains why the prices of certain cures for cholera have gone up over time.

What new information does the “The Angel of Death Visits” add to the narrative?

• It provides a possible cause for Frances’ illness.

• It reminds readers of what time period the story is in.

• It introduces the idea that Sarah can find a cure for Frances.

• It explains some of the science that doctors were using at the time.

How does ending the section “It’s All Gone Quiet” in this way contribute to the whole?

• by showing why some people were so scared of cholera

• by explaining why it had taken so long to understand cholera

• by detailing how some people tried to make money off of cholera

• by introducing someone who may be able to understand the spread of cholera