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PBS NOVA - The Most Dangerous Woman in America (first 15:00 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPCZOb7z2w PBS NOVA 51:16 total time
1. How did the population density in New York affect the spread of typhoid fever? _______
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2. What pathogen was responsible for typhoid fever? ______________________________
3. Why were antibiotics not used to treat typhoid fever in the early 1900s? _____________
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4. What was the source of the typhoid fever in Oyster Bay? __________________________
5. What was the mode of transmission for typhoid fever? ___________________________
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6. Was Mary a vector or carrier? ______________________________ Explain. _________
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7. Is typhoid an infectious or noninfectious disease? _______________________________
Explain. _________________________________________________________________
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8. Was the typhoid fever situation in Oyster Ban an outbreak, epidemic or
pandemic? _________________________
Explain. _________________________________________________________________
9. What positive actions came from the typhoid situation in Oyster Bay? _______________
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