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Helen Keller became deaf and blind at the age of 19 months, she came down with scarlet fever, which lead to her deafness, then began to lose her sight. she was muted because she couldn't hear words, and couldn't mimick them.
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∙ 12y ago
Helen Keller was about 19 months old when she became blind and deaf following an illness, possibly scarlet fever or meningitis.
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∙ 10y agoShe contracted a fever at 19 months of age. It may have been scarlet fever or meningitis.
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∙ 11y ago19 months
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What date was it when Helen Keller became deaf and blind?
19 months old
When did Helen Keller become deaf and blind?
Helen Keller contracted an illness at the age of 19 months, which left her both deaf and blind.
When did Helen Keller get blind and def?
Helen Keller became both blind and deaf at the age of 19 months following an illness that doctors believe was scarlet fever or meningitis.
When did Helen Keller become blind?
Helen Keller became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months due to an illness that is believed to have been either scarlet fever or meningitis.
Who were Helen Keller parents?
Helen Keller's mom is Kate Keller and Helen's dad is Captain Keller.
What year did Helen get blind and deaf?
Helen Keller became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months after contracting an illness, most likely scarlet fever or meningitis.
Was Helen Keller blind?
yes when she was 19 months old
What year did Helen Keller become sick?
Helen Keller was 2 year and 7 months old. She got her brain fever or Suffering Illness. Doctor told her parent that Helen Keller got her brain fever. Doctor gave medicine for Helen Keller to become normal. She swallow her medicine. She lost her sight and hearing. She left her blind and deaf.
How old was Helen when she got the fever that made her blind and deaf?
Helen Keller was 1 year old when she got a fever that made her blind and deaf.
What was Helen Keller's childhood like?
Helen Keller's mother died when she was a baby. After she died her father married Kate Adams. When she was 19 months old she had a fever that's how she became deaf. She got blind by the sun. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
How long was Helen Keller was blind and deaf?
About the time Helen Keller was 19 months old, she had fallen ill. It is suspected that she had contracted meningitis or scarlet fever. She survived the illness but it had left her deaf and blind.
When did Helen Keller become disabled?
Helen Keller became disabled at the age of 19 months when she fell ill with an unknown illness, which is now believed to have been scarlet fever or meningitis, leaving her both deaf and blind.
