You Wouldn't Want to Meet Typhoid Mary!: A Deadly Cook You'd Rather Not Know
- ISBN-10
- 0531259447
- ISBN-13
- 9780531259443
- Category
- Communicable diseases
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Publisher
- Franklin Watts
- Authors
- David Salariya, Jacqueline Morley
Description
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the story of Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant cook who became known as "Typhoid Mary" when she infected many New Yorkers with the deadly disease.
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