|aFatal fever :|btracking down Typhoid Mary /|cGail Jarrow.
250
|aNew ed.
260
|aHonesdale :|bCalkins Creek,|c2021.
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|a184 p. :|bill. (some col.) ;|c23 cm
500
|aPrevious edition released in 2015.
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|aThis engrossing story reveals the facts behind Mary Mallon, a hardworking Irish cook hired by several of New York's well-to-do families, who ultimately came to be known as "Typhoid Mary". Read how Mary unwittingly spread deadly bacteria, the ways an epidemiologist discovered her trail of infection, and how the health department ultimately decided her fate. Young readers will be on the edges of their seats wondering what happened to Mary and the innocent typhoid victims. The book includes a new chapter about the COVID-19 pandemic, a glossary, timeline, list of well-known typhoid sufferers and victims, further resource section, author's note, and source notes.