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History in Isolation - Ep 7 - Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary, with Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Kit Heren chats with the author Susan Campbell Bartoletti about the fascinating and heartbreaking story of Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary.
Alive between 1869 and 1938, Mary Mallon, was an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever and it is believed she may have infected as many as 50 people with the disease, three of whom died.
Her story of accusation, isolation and forced quarantine is as equally harrowing as it is entertaining. It has total relevance to today, not least because of the lack of civil liberties afforded to those during a pandemic.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti is an American author who has written a book about the story of Typhoid Mary, titled, 'Terrible Typhoid Mary'.
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Kit Heren chats with the author Susan Campbell Bartoletti about the fascinating and heartbreaking story of Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary.
Alive between 1869 and 1938, Mary Mallon, was an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever and it is believed she may have infected as many as 50 people with the disease, three of whom died.
Her story of accusation, isolation and forced quarantine is as equally harrowing as it is entertaining. It has total relevance to today, not least because of the lack of civil liberties afforded to those during a pandemic.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti is an American author who has written a book about the story of Typhoid Mary, titled, 'Terrible Typhoid Mary'.