Characters
Patient Zero for the Typhoid epidemic
Who is Mary?
Before John Snow discovered Germs, people believed that typhoid was spread through this "bad air"
What is miasma?
People believed that this group of people could never get Typhoid because of their status.
What is the rich/wealthy?
These two people teamed up to try and stop Mary from spreading Typhoid.
Who are George Soper and Dr. Sara Baker
What is contaminated food and water?
The man who discovered Mary was a healthy Typhoid Carrier
Who is George Soper?
How Mary Mallon spread Typhoid.
(Hint: what was her job?)
What is food and water?
It was believed that this group of people were responsible for spreading Typhoid because of their lack of status
Who are the poor/unwealthy?
Mary was released from quarantine if she would not do this anymore.
What is cook/work as a cook?
What is the full name of the woman who first spread Typhoid?
Who is Mary Mallon
The woman who constantly followed Mary, trying to get her tested for Typhoid.
Who is Dr. Sara Josephine Baker?
The term for people who carry germs without showing symptoms, but can still infect others.
What is a healthy carrier?
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What is asymptomatic?
The nickname people called Mary, showing how afraid they were of the disease and those who had it.
What is Typhoid Mary?
In what year did the Typhoid Outbreak begin in a New York hospital Mary was found to be working at?
These are some of the symptoms of Typhoid
What are fever, stomach pain, and a rash with small pink spots?
The first wealthy family to be infected with Typhoid
Who is the Warren Family?
People found that this was incredibly important after the Typhoid Outbreak
What is sanitation?
During the Typhoid outbreak, public health focused on these types of products that would help improve conditions and reduce the spread of the disease.
What are water treatment systems, sewage systems, and sanitation systems?
Mary had to do this after she was taken to court for being a healthy carrier of Typhoid
Go into quarantine
This is the medicine that you can take to treat typhoid.
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What is for life?
The way that Dr. Sara Baker tested Mary for Typhoid
What are stool samples?
The case of Typhoid Mary led to widespread hatred against people who carried the disease without showing symptoms, which lead to this key public health dilemma
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Victim or villain
Where did Mary have to go for her quarantine that lasted nearly 30 years?
North Brother Island
This is the bacteria that causes Typhoid
What is Salmonella typhi?