Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

Synopsis

In the early 1900s, when typhoid fever was killing tens of thousands of Americans each year, Mary Mallon was employed as a cook by several well-to-do New York families.

When some members of these households developed the disease, suspicion turned to Mary. Did she have anything to do with the spread of the deadly bacteria?

Here is the gripping, true story of Typhoid Mary; the epidemiologist who discovered her trail of infection; and the health department that decided her fate. Fatal Fever will keep readers on the edges of their seats as they wonder what will happen next.

Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow brings her expertise to this engrossing medical mystery. Extensive back matter includes a glossary, a timeline, and a list of well-known typhoid sufferers and victims.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781629790602

Publisher:

Boyds Mills Press

Date of Addition:

02/21/18

Copyrighted By:

Gail Jarrow

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Foreign Language Study

Grade Levels:

Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

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