EPISODE · Oct 2, 2025 · 28 MIN
108. Mary Mallon: The Tragic Case of "Typhoid Mary"
from Time of Death · host Time of Death
Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary," an Irish immigrant who was an asymptomatic carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria responsible for Typhoid Fever. She worked as a cook in New York and infected the wealthy families she cooked for. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.Sourceshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallonhttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoidhttps://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/about/index.htmlhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/typhoid-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378661https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/mary.htmlhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreadershttps://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1999/February/erfebruary.15/2_15_99typhoidmary.html
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Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary," an Irish immigrant who was an asymptomatic carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria responsible for Typhoid Fever. She worked as a cook in New York and infected the wealthy families she cooked for. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.Sourceshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallonhttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoidhttps://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/about/index.htmlhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/typhoid-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378661https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/mary.htmlhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreadershttps://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1999/February/erfebruary.15/2_15_99typhoidmary.html
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