1915 Pandemics & Diseases Events — Verified Historical Highlights

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04 Feb Pellagra research begins at Mississippi Penitentiary: On February 4, 1915, Dr. Joseph Goldberger initiated dietary experiments with 11 prisoners at the Mississippi State Penitentiary to determine the cause of pellagra, a skin disease causing 10,000 deaths annually in the U.S. By adjusting the inmates' meals, Goldberger concluded that pellagra results from poor diet, not bacteria, highlighting the importance of essential nutrients and vitamins in food. source: jewishcurrents.org
27 Mar Typhoid Mary quarantined: Mary Mallon, known as Typhoid Mary, was quarantined on March 27, 1915, after being identified as a carrier of typhoid fever. She was the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the disease, leading to significant public health discussions about disease transmission and individual rights. source: cdc.gov
19 Dec Death of Alois Alzheimer in Breslau: Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, died of heart failure at the age of 51 in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland). He is credited with identifying the first published case of 'presenile dementia', which later became known as Alzheimer's disease. source: en.wikipedia.org

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