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Imagine hiring a cook, only to discover she’s unwittingly poisoning her employers—one household at a time. Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, became a walking public health crisis in early 20th-century New York, a silent carrier of typhoid fever who refused to believe she was the problem. Was she a victim of medical injustice, or a reckless menace who defied authorities at every turn? This microbrew dives into her extraordinary story—one of denial, disease, and the fight between individual rights and public safety. Join us as we unravel the mystery, controversy, and ethical dilemmas behind the legend of Typhoid Mary. It’s history from over 100 years ago that still echoes in modern pandemics...
Sources:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Typhoid-Mary https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkg3t39 https://medicalmuseum.health.mil/micrograph/index.cfm/posts/2020/typhoid_mary_mary_mallon_salmonella
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