高中英语Unit 21 Lesson 3《Epidemics Explained》Epidemics throughout history教案 北师大版 选修7.docVIP

Epidemics throughout history 1.With new health threats on the rise, James Madison looks at epidemics throughout history. Bacteria and viruses have been around since the beginning of life on Earth and many of today’s diseases have been existed as long as humans have. It’ s important to look at the spread of diseases throughout history to discover the causes and effects of epidemics. 2.---- Scientists now think that Justinian’s Plague was actually a disease called bubonic plague. They estimate that between 25% and 50% of the area’s population died from the disease and think that the epidemic was one of the key causes of the fall of the Roman Empire. 4---- 5. In highly populated areas all over Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, one half to one third of the population was lost to the Black Death. Less populated areas, mostly in northern Europe, were less severely affected. 6. Another epidemic that started and spread in similar conditions was the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918( also called the Spanish Flu). It struck near the end of the first World War and continued after the war was finished. 7.----- 8. One epidemic that we haven’t forgotten yet is the SARS epidemic of 2002/2003. it began with an abnormal lung disease in Guangdong Province and spread worldwide after Dr Liu Jianjun came to Hong Kong. He stayed at a hotel where the disease spread to four more people. When these people left the hotel and returned home, they spread the disease to Canada, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore. 9 ----- 10.No one really knew much about SARS as it was completely new to physicians. Doctors weren’t sure how to treat it or prevent it and since most people had no natural defences against the disease. It was also harmful to the doctors and purses treating the SARS patients. Hospital staff, especially nurses, made up 21% of the cases. 11---- A Having killed between 25 and 50 million people in 18 months. It is believed to be the most acute worldwide epidemic in history. More peop