Typhoid

Why was Typhoid thought to be a disease of the poor?

• Laborers were thought to be people who were uneducated and thus incapable.

• Immigrants, and servants were thought to have unsanitary practices

• They were thought to be cursed and ignorant

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How did Charles Warren convey his anger?

• by demanding his money back for the rental of the summer house in Oyster Bey

• by demanding an explanation for the sickness at the summer house in Oyster Bey

• By demanding that the landlord come into clean the summer rental of the sickness immediately or he would sue

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The landlord Thompson found George Soper to

• investigate the town of Oyster Bay because he was terrified of contracting Cholera himself

• Investigate his homes because he feared losing future business

• Investigate Mary Mallon because her cooking practices were deemed unsafe.

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During Sober's questioning of the Warren family, he discovered what about the clams?

• They were the culprit and caused the Typhoid epidemic

• No one got sick who had eaten contaminated shellfish

• The family suspected that Mary had not properly clean the clams.

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What did Soper uncover in Mary Mallon's work history?

• She had worked as a nanny as well as a cook and infected kids as well.

• At each home that Mary worked, there had been an outbreak of Typhoid with the exception of one

• At each home that Mary worked, there had been an outbreak of Typhoid with no exception.

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What was an incredible discovery on page 83, The Doctor's Plague

• Doctors didn't bother washing hand until not too long ago

• Doctors didn't make house calls with infected patients

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Dr. Koch learned...

• that a person could look well and still be a carrier of Typhoid

• A person who ate meals from an infected person was less likely to contract the disease

• People in Europe were the main carriers of Typhoid

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Mary Mallon

• died in prison due to her conviction

• Became a victim of a crime she did not commit

• was sent to an island for quarantine

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How does Quarantine prevent illness?

• it allows people to find healing

• it provides social distancing

What role did the police play in solving the Typhoid epidemic?

• They hunted in the houses and closets in search of a fugitive.

• They investigated George Soper's home for any details.