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Justin Archer PAD5398 Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public’s Health
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Justin archer.typhoid mary

Jun 30, 2015

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A discussion on Judith Leavitt's "Typhoid Mary"
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  • 1. Justin Archer PAD5398

2. Immigrated from Irelandat age 15 Worked as a cook for rich NY families Healthy carrier of the typhoid infection 3. Typhoid fever outbreaks began to happen in familiesshe worked for George Soper investigated particular case and concluded that Mary was the source of the disease After Mallon refused to voluntarily submit to testing for typhoid, she was taken into custody by the health department After determining that she is a healthy carrier, Mary was sent to North Brother Island 4. After 2 years at NorthBrother Island, Mary made an attempt to regain her freedom After habeas corpus hearing but she is still not cleared from her charges One year later, she was given her freedom on the condition that she never cook for the public again 5. Mallon is released from North Brother Island andbegins employment as a laundry worker Mary assumes an alias of Mrs. Brown, and resumes cooking After an outbreak occurs at a maternity hospital, Soper carries out investigation and discovers that Mrs. Brown is the cause She is taken back to the island and lives in solitude for 23 years, until she dies of a stroke 6. Conflicting opinions onhow Marys case should have been handled Public Safety vs. Individual Rights What do YOU think? 7. Society still facing the same questions today Public health policy in other parts of the world When does the safety of the public outweigh the rightsof individuals? 8. Leavitt, J. W. Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Publics Health. Beacon Press, 1996 Rosenberg, J. Typhoid Mary. About.com. Retrieved from: http://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/a/typ hoidmary.htm Bovson, M. Mary Mallon, forever known as Typhoid Mary, carried the deadly disease and spread it to others. New York Daily News. Retrieved from:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/justi ce-story/typhoid-mary-carrier-death-article1.1398166 Leavitt, J. W. Typhoid Mary: Villain or Victim? NOVA. Retrieved from: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/typhoid -mary-villain-or-victim.html Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health, Judith Walzer Leavitt. Primary Sources. Retrieved from: http://www.learner.org/workshops/primaryso urces/disease/docs/leavitt2.html