Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary Jarrow Gail

Specifikacia Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary Jarrow Gail

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award NomineeBCCB Blue RibbonCCBC ChoicesBank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the YearVOYA Nonfiction Honor ListILA Best Science BookLearn about the 1907 outbreak of typhoid fever and Typhoid Mary in this book perfect to share with young readers interested in a historical perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic that is gripping the world today -- including a NEW chapter!This 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