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Typhoid Mary

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Typhoid Mary

(Mary Mallon, 1870–1938) unwitting carrier of typhus; suffered 23-year quarantine. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 354]

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In many respects Mary Mallon and Jane Doe are very different.

"Typhoid Mary" and "HIV Jane": responsibility, agency and disease prevention

A middle-aged, unmarried Irish immigrant, Mary Mallon became known for working as a cook in the homes of wealthy New York families, leaving when her employers contracted typhoid, and denying responsibility.

Mary had a little bug. (Indications)

As a result, during a subsequent outbreak of typhoid in New York City, an ambitious city public health official tracked the source of the infection to Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant who worked as a professional cook.

When rubbers hit the road: HIV infection among gay men is on the rise. This time, it will take more than condoms to stop it

In Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health, a very readable, informative and well-written monograph, Judith Leavitt analyzes the meanings of Mary Mallon's (Typhoid Mary's) experiences by examining the perceptions of the medical profession, public health officials, the legal profession, the public, the media and Mary herself.

Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health

The tale of Mary Mallon, the woman popularly known as Typhoid Mary, is relatively straightforward.

Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health

Terrible Typhoid Mary traces the story of Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant who worked as a cook on Long Island in the early 1900s.

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America

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