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Unit 9 Human Biology
Lesson 3 Epidemics Explained
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Epidemics
infectious disease
spread rapidly
within a short period of time
a large number of people are infected
cause a certain number of deaths
What are the features of an epidemic?
What is an epidemic?
An epidemic is an infectious disease that rapidly spreads to a large number of people within a short period of time, and it causes a
certain number of people.
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Read and match
Part 1(Para. 1) A. The ways to solve epidemic.
Part 2(Para. 2) B. The criteria(标准) of judging
an epidemic.
Part 3(Para.3-8) C. The epidemics in history.
Part 4(Para.9) D. The definition of an epidemic.
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Epidemics
when epidemics started
examples of epidemics
baseline number of deaths of epidemics
definition
when it ended
What aspects of information are mentioned in the passage? (EX4)
Read and complete the table.
Name Period Places Death toll(死亡人数)
Bird Flu
Epidemics in the
Roman Empire
The Black Death
The Spanish Flu
SARS
EVD
In 1997
More than a
hundred lives
Rome
Half of the area’s
population
In the 1330s
In 1918
50 million people
China, Canada, Vietnam
and Singapore
West Africa
More than
11,310 death
About 500 and 550 CE
Asia, Europe
2002-2003
2013-2016
Details about COVID-19
Infected person: More than 400 million
Death: More than 6 million
Related countries: countries and regions all over the world
Time: began in 2020.
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What can we do to protect us from epidemics such as COVID-19?
Wear a mask to
prevent infection
Wash your hands often
to pay attention to
hygiene (卫生)
Open the window
and ventilate (通风)
the rooms
Go out less and
don’t gather
Don’t stay up late and
exercise regularly
Get vaccinated
against COVID-19
Homework:
Write a short passage about how to prevent epidemics. You can use words and phrases below.
1. wear a mask to prevent infection
2. wash y