TYPHOID MARY WORK SHEET

1) Describe how Typhoid Mary could be defined as a carrier for Typhoid

2) Identify the elements of epidemiology (source, susceptible host, modes of
transmission) as it relates to typhoid.
3) Discuss the dynamics of disease transmission using typhoid as an example.
4) From the movie Typhoid Mary would you regard the occurrence of the disease at
that time as an epidemic, endemic or pandemic? Explain your answer
Explain your understanding of vehicle borne transmission of a disease.
What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?
What is the difference between sanitary era and infectious era?
What does the term incubation period mean?
Outline the natural history of typhoid
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What are some preventative strategies for diseases transmitted via the oral- fecal
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