Typhoid Mary Quiz

What was the primary focus of doctors in the early 1900s regarding bacterial diseases?

• Creating public health campaigns

• Studying viruses

• Developing antibiotics

• Understanding how bacterial diseases spread

How many people had Mary Mallon infected by the time she was permanently quarantined in 1915?

• 22 people

• 51 people

• 75 people

• 100 people

What was the incubation period of the salmonella bacteria that causes typhoid?

• Three weeks

• Four weeks

• Two weeks

• One week

What did Mary Mallon do after each typhoid outbreak?

• Reported to the authorities

• Changed jobs and names

• Stayed with the same family

• Moved to a different country

Why did Mary Mallon refuse to wash her hands before handling food?

• She was in a hurry

• She didn't believe in germ theory

• She didn't have access to water

• She was allergic to soap

What did Dr. Soper plan to do to Mary Mallon to obtain samples?

• Offer her money

• Have her forcibly restrained

• Ask her politely

• Ignore her

Where was Mary Mallon confined during her first quarantine?

• Her own home

• A cottage at Riverside Hospital on North Brother Island

• A hospital in Manhattan

• A prison

What condition was Mary Mallon released under in 1910?

• She would report to the authorities weekly

• She would never work as a cook again

• She would leave the country

• She would undergo surgery

What did researchers at Stanford discover in 2013 about the salmonella bacteria?

• It causes symptoms in all carriers

• It can only be spread through water

• It is resistant to all antibiotics

• It can hide in immune cells and hijack their metabolism

What philosophical question did Mary Mallon's case raise?

• Is it justifiable to forcibly confine someone for public health?

• Should all carriers be treated equally?

• Can typhoid be cured?

• Is germ theory valid?