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Mary <I>Verwolf</I> VanDenBerg

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Mary Verwolf VanDenBerg

Birth
Armour, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
Death
9 Aug 1943 (aged 47)
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Saint Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Lot 231, Grave 1
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Mary became very ill during the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. She survived, yet never fully recovered, as whe was left with post lethargic encephalitis. She passed away at Yankton State Hospital from bronchopneumonia after years of battling encephalitis lethargica.

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Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. In acute cases, patients may enter coma. Patients may also experience abnormal eye movements, upper body weakness, muscular pains, tremors, neck rigidity, and behavioral changes including psychosis. The cause of encephalitis lethargica is unknown. Between 1917 to 1928, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica spread throughout the world, but no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported.
Mary became very ill during the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. She survived, yet never fully recovered, as whe was left with post lethargic encephalitis. She passed away at Yankton State Hospital from bronchopneumonia after years of battling encephalitis lethargica.

Note:
Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. In acute cases, patients may enter coma. Patients may also experience abnormal eye movements, upper body weakness, muscular pains, tremors, neck rigidity, and behavioral changes including psychosis. The cause of encephalitis lethargica is unknown. Between 1917 to 1928, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica spread throughout the world, but no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported.

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  • Created by: Joanne
  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66090533/mary-vandenberg: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Verwolf VanDenBerg (3 Jan 1896–9 Aug 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66090533, citing Saint Lawrence Cemetery, Saint Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Joanne (contributor 46957268).