In 1906, New York found itself in the grips of one of the worst outbreaks of typhoid fever in its history. After an extensive investigation, the outbreak would ultimately be traced to an Irish cook by the name of Mary Mallon, an asymptomatic carrier and super spreader of of the germ Salmonella Typhi. Mary Mallon's case represents an ongoing ethical dilemma with no clear answer to the question: Are one individual's personal freedoms more important than the safety of others?

• "THE CURIOUS CAREER OF TYPHOID MARY" - GEORGE A. SOPER | Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
• Typhoid Mary - Anthony Bourdain
• Typhoid Mary : Captive to the Public's Health - Judith Walzer Leavitt
• "Why New York's North Brother Island is Totally Forbidden" | IT’S HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
• NOVA | The Most Dangerous Woman in America | In Her Own Words | PBS
• Typhoid Mary: Villain or Victim? by Judith Walzer Leavitt. PBS NOVA

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