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Reading Comprehension—Nonfiction 2��t�ª�4BEEMFCBDL�&EVDBUJPOBM�1VCMJTIJOH�t�XXX�TEMCBDL�DPN
NAME _________________________________________ DATE ____________________________
95
Typhoid Mary
Sick people are usually treated kindly. We try to heal them and ease their troubles. There was a time, however, when certain illnesses were dealt with as DSJNFT��5IBU�T�XIBU�IBQQFOFE�JO�UIF�DBTF�PG�.BSZ�.BMMPO �SFNFNCFSFE�CZ�IJTUPSZ�BT�i5ZQIPJE�.BSZ�w
From 1900 to 1910, typhoid fever was a leading cause of death in the United States. Doctors knew it was caused by bacteria, and they knew the bacteria DPVME�TQSFBE��5IFZ�KVTU�EJEO�U�LOPX�IPX�to stop it. That lack of knowledge and the many fatalities caused widespread fear.
Typhoid fever presented a special problem. The bacteria—salmonella typhi—was picked up through direct contact not only with someone who was sick, but also with someone who had recovered. Seemingly healthy people could be carrying the germ and still pass it on. They often spread the disease by handling food.
.BSZ�.BMMPO� JNNJHSBUFE� UP�/FX�York from Ireland. She is the first known typhoid carrier in the United States. 8IFO�.BSZ�SFDPWFSFE� GSPN�IFS� JMMOFTT �she still carried the bacteria. To make the QSPCMFN�XPSTF �.BSZ�XBT�B�DPPL��"�/FX�:PSL�IFBMUI�XPSLFS �(FPSHF�4PQFS �XBT�assigned to the case. He traced several PVUCSFBLT�PG�UIF�EJTFBTF�UP�.BSZ��4IF�IBE�been working for a Long Island family.
Several members of the household had contracted the disease.
1PPS�.BSZ� QBOJDLFE� BOE�nFE�� 4IF�EJEO�U�VOEFSTUBOE�UIF�TJUVBUJPO��4P�TIF�took a false name and continued to hire PVU�BT�B�DPPL��0UIFST�GFMM�JMM�CVU�.BSZ �GFFMJOH�IFBMUIZ�IFSTFMG �DPVMEO�U�TFF�IPX�she could be spreading disease. In fact, .BSZ�.BMMPO�JT�CFMJFWFE�UP�IBWF�JOGFDUFE�at least 53 people with typhoid fever. Three of these people died of the disease.
5IF� BVUIPSJUJFT� EFDMBSFE� .BSZ�a threat to public health. When they tracked her down, they arrested her. She was imprisoned in a New York hospital. .BSZ�.BMMPO� SFNBJOFE� UIFSF�VOUJM� IFS�death more than 20 years later.
“TYPHOID MARY”The extraordinary
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Typhoid Mary (page 2)
COMPREHENSION: Circle a letter.
1. Typhoid Mary was a a. battleship. b. cook from Ireland. c. New York health worker.
2. Typhoid is a a. contagious disease. b. Irish stew. c. New York prison.
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a. poisoned a family.� C�� DBNF�UP�"NFSJDB�JMMFHBMMZ� c. continued to spread typhoid.
���� 'JOBMMZ �.BSZ�.BMMPO a. died in prison. b. returned to her cooking job. c. returned to Ireland.
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2. What is the scientific name of the typhoid bacteria?
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3. Who traced the outbreak of typhoid GFWFS�UP�.BSZ�.BMMPO
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SYNONYMS: Draw a line to make each match.
1. sympathy a. caught
2. contracted b. deaths
3. bacteria c. germ
4. fatalities d. understanding
5. threat e. danger
AUTHOR’S VIEWPOINT
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Poor Mary panicked and fled.
1. How do you think the author feels BCPVU�.BSZ�BOE�IFS�TJUVBUJPO
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2. What makes you think so?
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WORD ANALYSIS
1. The prefix im- can mean “not” or it can mean “in, into.” What does im- mean in the word imprisoned?
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2. Write another word from the article that has the prefix im-. What does this word mean?
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PICK A PROJECT: Work on the back of this sheet.
t Check an encyclopedia to find out how UZQIPJE�GFWFS�JT�USFBUFE�UPEBZ��3FQPSU�your findings.
t What disease causes panic and great fear today? Why is this illness so frightening?
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ANSWER KEY
AGAINST THE ODDS: ATHLETES WHO WOULDN’T QUIT, page 1
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