Word: typhoidal
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...epidemic of typhoid fever will probably hit Harvard soon. No less than 30 people took a dunk in either Lake Quinsigamond or Lake Beseck this weekend to celebrate the incredible Harvard and Radcliffe victories in the Eastern Sprints...
Such scientific sleuthing is routine for the CDC, which is to communicable disease what the FBI is to crime. Since it was established in 1946 as an outgrowth of a World War II agency set up to control malaria, the CDC has tracked down the sources of typhoid epidemics, traced a hepatitis outbreak in Michigan to a single bakery worker, and hunted down untold thousands of venereal-disease victims in need of treatment. Its efforts are essential, since infectious diseases remain one of the country's most troublesome health hazards. This year alone, they are expected to account...
...also the last great British monarch presiding over the largest empire in history. Her personality-dominated by Albert-affected nearly all the great events of the 19th century, from the revolutions of 1848 to Britain's brave bungling in the Crimea. But when Albert died in 1861-of typhoid fever, from the fetid drains of Windsor Castle-she was left in an almost unimaginable isolation. "The words on all lips," runs the last sentence of Woodham-Smith's book, "the feelings in all hearts were: 'What is going to happen now to the poor Queen...
...those injected with the endotoxin alone. The researchers then tried treating the animals with an aspirin-caffeine preparation similar to those sold as patent cold remedies. The combination did not reduce temperature at all. A follow-up study with human volunteers confirmed the animal experiments. When 35 students received typhoid vaccinations, which produce a mild infection and fever, those who were given caffeine had higher temperatures than those who were...
...Typhoid. While the impact of the week's events made McGovern appear to be indecisive and ineffective, as well as a political Typhoid Mary, he was largely trapped by events beyond his control. He knew just which men he wanted and in what order of priority. He simply could not persuade them to run. Moreover, every act in the drama was played out in full view, each pursuit of a candidate, each offer and each rejection making instant headlines. It produced a confused jumble of bulletins, giving the public the head-snapping twists of a Ping Pong match. Most...