Lifesavers - waspreporter

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Lifesavers
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pages 10-11
On land, quarantines separated contagious people from the
uninfected.
Contaminated food was one of the greatest killers of infants.
They suddenly had a logical reason to wash up before eating,
after defecating, and before surgery.
Lacking an understanding of germs, people thought that
dilution was the best solution.
Sailors were not allowed to disembark if there was any
evidence of disease.
Public health drives for pasteurised milk helped people keep
their food safe.
The first European settlers in North America drank foul water.
The river became a giant funnel of disease.
Global trade caused epidemics until the 1700s, when every
germ had arrived on every continent.
The most important difference between the world today and
150 years ago is lifespan.
The act introduced the inspection of livestock and
slaughterhouses.
Diseases of malnutrition such as scurvy and rickets were
common among the urban poor.
It prevented spoiled meat from being processed and sold to
unthinking consumers.
Urbanisation brought people into ideal proximity from a
germ’s point of view.
Economic conditions started improving, housing was built that
was more sanitary.
Dr John Snow traced a cholera outbreak to a water pump next
to a leaky sewer.
Kids who don’t have access to soap and clean water have
stunted growth.
People died young and painfully of consumption
(tuberculosis).
Pioneers in damp log cabins died in droves of dysentery.
Iodine was added to salt to prevent goitre.
People died young and painfully of quinsy (tonsillitis).
Diseases of malnutrition such as rickets were common among
the urban poor.
Laura had scarlet fever.
Diseases of malnutrition such as scurvy were common among
the urban poor.
David had an aortic valve replaced.
contagious
besmet
to contaminate
to disembark
bederven,
verontreinigen
zich ontlasten,
poepen
verdunning,
aanlenging
van boord gaan
drive
campagne, actie
foul
funnel
germ
lifespan
bedorven
trechter
ziektekiem,
bacterie
levensduur
livestock
vee
malnutrition
ondervoeding
to process
verwerken
proximity
nabijheid
sanitary
hygiënisch
sewer
riool
stunted (to have
a – growth)
consumption
in de groei
achterblijven
tering
drove
goitre
quinsy
scarlet fever
scurvy
golf
krop
keelontsteking,
angina
rachitis, Engelse
ziekte
roodvonk
scheurbuik
valve
klep
to defecate
dilution
rickets