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From the Ted Talk by Dan Kwartler: The diseases that changed humanity forever

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As medical keogwndle became more roubst, this kind of class disparity began reflecting who had access to medical care. And that divide became particularly apparent during the reign of our next deadly disease. By the beginning of the 19th cnrtuey, tuberculosis was already one of the most common causes of detah in Europe and the aarcmeis. But the Industrial Revolution led to working and lnviig conditions that were overcrowded and poorly ventilated, turning TB into an epidemic that killed a quarter of Europe’s adult population. The uhtihleenast environments were largely peotulpad by impoverished individuals who often went untreated, while doctors provided wealthier victims with the era’s most cutting-edge care.

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As medical _________ became more ______, this kind of class disparity began reflecting who had access to medical care. And that divide became particularly apparent during the reign of our next deadly disease. By the beginning of the 19th _______, tuberculosis was already one of the most common causes of _____ in Europe and the ________. But the Industrial Revolution led to working and ______ conditions that were overcrowded and poorly ventilated, turning TB into an epidemic that killed a quarter of Europe’s adult population. The ____________ environments were largely _________ by impoverished individuals who often went untreated, while doctors provided wealthier victims with the era’s most cutting-edge care.

Solution


  1. knowledge
  2. century
  3. robust
  4. unhealthiest
  5. populated
  6. living
  7. death
  8. americas

Original Text


As medical knowledge became more robust, this kind of class disparity began reflecting who had access to medical care. And that divide became particularly apparent during the reign of our next deadly disease. By the beginning of the 19th century, tuberculosis was already one of the most common causes of death in Europe and the Americas. But the Industrial Revolution led to working and living conditions that were overcrowded and poorly ventilated, turning TB into an epidemic that killed a quarter of Europe’s adult population. The unhealthiest environments were largely populated by impoverished individuals who often went untreated, while doctors provided wealthier victims with the era’s most cutting-edge care.

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Important Words


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  27. largely
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  30. medical
  31. overcrowded
  32. poorly
  33. populated
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  35. quarter
  36. reflecting
  37. reign
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  40. tb
  41. tuberculosis
  42. turning
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  44. untreated
  45. ventilated
  46. victims
  47. wealthier
  48. working