Disease Reading Vocabulary Worksheet

Define and Answer the following based on your reading:

Epidemic

Definition:
From a Greek term meaning:

Pandemic

Literally:
Definition:

Endemic

Definition:
One word definition:
Also called:

Plague

Strict definition:
Buboes definition:
3 forms of the plague and areas most seriously affected:
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Epidemiology

Definition:

What causes epidemic diseases?

 

Host

Definition:

What are 2 methods by which parasites are passed?

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  2.  

Epidemic

Most precise definition:

Name 2 types of Epidemics and how they are passed:

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  2.  

Where was the origin of the plague and how did it spread?

 

How many people did the Plague kill in Europe in the 1300s?

    1. The number of people:
    2. The fraction of the population:
    3. So the pre-plague population was:

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