Pin Cushions!!!

Tomorrow we get to have a bunch of shots for travel to Russia. Our son will take great joy in seeing his parents get shots for a change! We will be getting a typhoid, tetanus and Hep A/HepB combo. shots. I wasn't sure what typhoid was other than some story about Typhoid Mary, so I looked it up. Here's webmd.com's explanation. I have no idea why the bullets aren't lining up because they do in the "Preview" view.

Typhoid Fever At A Glance

Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonellae typhi bacteria.

Typhoid fever is contracted by the ingestion of contaminated food or water.

• Diagnosis of typhoid fever is made when the Salmonella bacteria is detected with a stool culture.

• Typhoid fever is treated with antibiotics.

• Typhoid fever symptoms are poor appetite, headaches, generalized aches and pains, fever, and lethargy.

• Approximately 3%-5% of patients become carriers of the bacteria after the acute illness.

Okay, after reading all of that, I'll take the shot, please! More on Typhoid Mary:



Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), also known as Typhoid Mary, was the first person in the United States to be identified as a healthy carrier of typhoid fever. Over the course of her career as a cook, she infected 47 people, three of whom died from the disease. Her fame is in part due to her vehement denial of her own role in causing the disease, together with her refusal to cease working as a cook. She was forcibly quarantined twice by public health authorities and died in quarantine. It was also possible that she was born with the disease, as her mother had typhoid fever during her pregnancy.


Now, that's a strong work ethic!