Diseases in 1920s

History

Typhoid fever spread so much because of one individual, Mary Mallon. Although she was immune to the disease, she was a strong carrier of it.

Mary, who lived in New York, changed jobs frequently to cover up the fact that she was the one infecting all of the people. Her main career was a cook, which put her around food and water constantly.

Adventually, someone caught onto what she was doing, and the Government locked her up in isolation so she would not be able to infect anymore people.

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By: Lexi Knight, Shaleena White, and

Eric Stone

Typhoid Fever

“… in time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric fever.” - Winston Churchill

Symptoms & Diagnoses

Typhoid Fever is a bacterial illness that involves many symptoms including:

Rash

High Fever

Weakness

Stomach Pains

Loss of Appetite

Causes of Typhoid Fever

Spread through:

Raw food

Unclean water

rotten food

How to avoid Typhoid Fever?

Wash hands

Avoid rotten foods

wash food

good hygiene

avoid unsanitary water

Prognosis & Treatment

Destroys organs

Kills cells within the body

Break out in rashes

Fever hits (main reason for death)

Bleeding internally

Typhoid Fever, which is a bacterial disease, can be spread easily. To avoid it, do the following:

Cover your mouth when coughing

wash hands frequently

properly dispose of tissues

*Anyone with Typhoid Fever should go to a doctor as soon as possible. Aspirin is available for the pain, but if you wait too long, the chance of survival can be very slim. Please do not take any chances of “fighting” the illness by yourself. Your health and the others around you are very important, please take the appropriate actions needed. *

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