Black Death
Name the three items which the tall man brought to Goodwoman Phillips.
A cup, a cloth, and a knife.
Mary Mallon ended with a job as a cook in a hospital. Explain what happened once she started working there. Explain what happened to Mary Mallon.
The first recorded patient in the influenza pandemic.
Private Gitchell
What transmitted the plague to humans?
Rodents such as squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, rabbits, mice, voles, and rats.
Why was Dr. Sara Josephine Baker chosen to convince Mary Mallon of testing?
She was one of few women doctors at the New York City Health Department.
What places had to be shut down during the Spanish Influenza pandemic? (Name THREE)
Movie theaters, dance halls, libraries, restaurants, churches.
What foretold evil was coming? (Hint: It was seen in the sky)
A comet flaring across the sky.
Name the tests George Soper completed before coming to the conclusion that Mary Mallon was a healthy carrier. (Name TWO)
Plumbing, Water from the Taps, Contaminated Milk, Contaminated Shellfish.
The German army was suspected of this during the spanish influenza pandemic.
Using the spanish influenza as a "secret weapon."
Also, "the seeds of the disease were contained in the poison gas used on the battlefields.
What were other ways to die besides the plague in 1665?
Diarrhea, An Abscess or Boil, Obesity, Hysteria, or Asthma.
It was suspected for poor families to become ill with typhoid versus wealthy families because.....
"Typhoid was a disease for the poor. It meant you didn't have proper standards of hygiene in your home."
Part A: Why do we get sick with the flu year after year?
Part B: Which two ways does the flu mutate?
Part A: Each year, there are different strains which have mutated. Since our body does not recognize the new strain, it is unable to fight the flu off.
Part B: Antigenic Drift and Antigenic Shift
What were two ways of preventing the plague which were suggested to some who could not move out of the city?
Gold coins in doctor's mouths, herbs and spices combined with vinegar or tar be burned to cleanse the air, smoked/chewed tobacco, wearing protective amulets, and "con artists sold all kinds of exotic wonder drugs."
Who was the first known carrier of typhoid? (before Mary Mallon)
A woman in Germany who worked in a bakery.
How is the flu spread from person to person?
Infected droplets in the air. People will "shed" the virus from three-six days after contracting it.