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, who was accidentally exposed to the virus at the medical school where she worked. The story of her illness and death is, as you might expect, extraordinarily grim.Parker was employed by the anatomy department of Birmingham Medical School. In August 1978, she began to feel sick and soon developed red spots on her limbs, back, and face.
The 40-year-old Parker was admitted to the Catherine-de-Barnes Isolation Hospital a little more than a week into her illness. It was soon confirmed that variola, the smallpox virus that was widely considered to be completely eradicated, was responsible for Parker's symptoms. Mass panic ensued, exacerbated by the fact that the disease has a long incubation period. The city was forced to wait for an excruciating two weeks to see if anyone else became ill.
Professor Henry Bedson, who was in charge of the smallpox laboratory at Birmingham Medical School, was"distraught" about Parker's accidental infection and the blame placed at his feet by the media and public. Though nobody but Janet's mother contracted the illness , the tragedy grew only worse as the days went on.
First, Janet's father, Frederick, died from a heart attack while in quarantine, possibly due to"the stress of his daughter's illness." After that, Professor Bedson died by suicide, leaving behind a note that read,"I am sorry to have misplaced the trust which so many of my friends and colleagues have placed in me and my work." Finally, Parker herself died on September 11, 1978. To this day, it's unknown how exactly she contracted the virus at the laboratory.
, and they mostly live on Rottnest Island, which is off the coast of Perth. The fun part of this fun fact is, of course, the fact that quokkas exist.
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