Curtis Welch was the only doctor in Nome, but fortunately he was a good one. Dr. Welch had seen no signs of the "Black Death" for many years. Now he recognized its telltale white spots in the children's throat and knew it was back. Diphtheria spread quickly. More than fifteen hundred people, many of them children, were at risk.

-from Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail,

Ellen M. Dolan

Read the paragraph and make a prediction about what will most likely happen next. Write your prediction and explanation here.

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9 October, 11:39

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Cole Francis · Answer 1

he will start finding a cure for the people who have it

Tommy · Answer 2

Now that he sees the signs he might start to warn people about the signs and how to stay away from people who have it.