When did laura ingalls wilder get diptheria?

Answer 1

Diphtheria is a contagious disease spread by direct physical contact or breathing the aerosolized secretions of infected individuals. As her husband had it at the same time, it is likely one contracted it from the other. As to how the disease originally entered their home, it will likely never be known.

Answer 2

Laura Ingalls Wilder contracted diphtheria in 1879 when she was 12 years old. She nearly died from the illness but eventually recovered and documented her experience in her book "By the Shores of Silver Lake."

Answer 3

She was 21 years old at that time (spring of 1888).