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Typhoid Mary
Typhoid Mary
Author: Judith Walzer Leavitt
She was an Irish immigrant cook. Between 1900 and 1907, she infected twenty-two New Yorkers with typhoid fever through her puddings and cakes; one of them died. Tracked down through epidemiological detective work, she was finally apprehended as she hid behind a barricade of trashcans. To protect the public's health, authorities isolated her ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780807021033
ISBN-10: 0807021032
Publication Date: 7/31/1997
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Beacon Press
Book Type: Paperback
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