Question

MCB 2010 Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America (NOVA) Name_ DUE DATE: 1. Where did the Warren family live? 2. How many members of the Warren family came down with the typhoid? 3. In the early twentieth century, where was the most crowded neighborhood in the world? 4. What are the symptoms of typhoid fever? 5. Name the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. 6. At the Warren home, where did the first investigators look for sources of the outbreak? 7. Further investigation leads to the cook - What is her name? 8. What is a healthy carrier? 9. What happened at the first encounter between Dr. George Soper and Mary? 10. In the early 20th century, people thought that disease originated from what sources?

Answer 1

Ans) 1) In 1971, the Warrens claimed that the Harrisville, Rhode Island, home of the Perron family was haunted by a witch who lived there in the early 19th century.

2) She worked as a cook for the family of a wealthy New York banker, Charles Henry Warren. When the Warrens rented a house in Oyster Bay for the summer of 1906, Mallon went along, too. From August 27 to September 3, six of the 11 people in the family came down with typhoid

3) Technology was meager, financial ruin was one downturn away, war was ongoing in Europe, and the choices that Americans have come to expect—in their cars, clothes, food, and homes—were preceded by a monotonous consumer economy. In 1915, Americans walked everywhere (or took a streetcar, if they lived in cities), lived in three-generation homes that they rarely owned, ate almost as much lard as chicken, and spent Friday nights dancing to player pianos. In short: Everything was worse, except for the commute.

4) Symptoms of typhoid fever include high fever, headache, stomach pain, weakness, vomiting and loose stools.
People may experience:
Pain areas: in the abdomen or muscles
Gastrointestinal: bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, or vomiting
Whole body: fatigue, fever, chills, loss of appetite, or malaise:;Also common: headache, muscle weakness, rash with small red dots, skin rash, or weight loss