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Typhoid Mary : Captive to the Public's Health by Leavitt, Judith Walzer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>Discover the forgotten story of Mary Mallon—the <i>real</i> Typhoid Mary—in this humanizing portrait offering a window into the ethical dilemmas of public health policy that continue to haunt us in the COVID era.</b><br><br> She was an Irish immigrant cook. Between 1900 and 1907, she infected 22 New Yorkers with typhoid fever through her puddings and cakes; one of them died. Tracked down through epidemiological detective work, she was finally apprehended as she hid behind a barricade of trash
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Leavitt, Judith Walzer
- Publisher
- Beacon Press, PGUK Enfield [distributor
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780807021026
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.54 / 5 (385 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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