Typhoid in 1906
Who was patient zero in the Typhoid epidemic
Mary Mallon
Who was patient zero during the cholera outbreak?
Baby Frances
Who was patient zero during the great plague?
Goodwoman Phillips
Epidemiologist
A person who studies medicine connected with a disease outbreak
How did the idea of healthy carriers effect what happened during the typhoid epidemic?
It made people realize that there were individuals like Mary that had no symptoms but were still had a disease.
What was the last name of the first family infected with typhoid
The Warren Family
What was the name of the investigator that became the face of epidemiology and worked to discover the source of the cholera outbreak
John Snow
What was the source of the great plague? (What was getting everyone sick?)
Rats and fleas
discreetly
Sneaky, not obvious, not bringing attention to
"Before long, typhoid Mary became a household name" What does it mean to be a household name?
Widely known
What was the meal that was served to the Warren family by their cook? (Dinner and Dessert)
Clams and peach melba
What was one place that was not getting sick with cholera in the neighborhood? why did they not get sick?
The brewery because all they drank was beer, and the homeless ward because they had their own personal well.
How did the town show that a house was being quarantined.
They boarded up the windows and doors, and put a large red cross on the front door.
Teeming
to be full of or swarming with
How did the typhoid epidemic effect how people thought about disease?
It showed that all kinds of people could be effected by the disease (not just the poor)
What is the name of the island that Mary was sent to in order to enforce her mandatory quarantine?
North Brother Island
What did they find out was happening that was making the entire neighborhood sick with cholera?
When the mother was emptying waste into the house's cesspool, it was getting filtered into the broad street pump.
What did the public blame the plague on?
The coronation and a rejection of the king, and the sign in the sky
gullible
easily persuaded to believe something
"Her behavior and recklessness may have branded her as a problem." What tone is given to the sentence by the use of the word branded
A negative tone is given because people are unhappy about Mary's reckless behavior.
What are the symptoms of typhoid (Name at least 3)
Headache, fever, diarrhea, cramps, fatigue
What was John Snow's theory about Cholera?
Cholera came from the water and not from the germy air cloud that was referred to as miasma.
What holiday did Goodwoman Phillips die around?
Christmas
vigilance
The act or state of keeping careful watch
Was Mary a "villain" or a "victim"? (You must back up your opinion in order to get credit for this question)
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