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July 20, 2020

S1:E12 – "Typhoid" Mary Mallon

58 minutes

During this episode, Jordan explores the epidemiology of typhoid fever and the famous case of "Typhoid" Mary Mallon. Please wash your hands after listening to this episode (and after all bathroom trips).

Sources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, September 28). https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/index.html

Marineli, F., Tsoucalas, G., Karamanou, M., & Androutsos, G. (2013). Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid fever. Annals of Gastroenterology : Quarterly Publication of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, 26(2), 132–134.

Principles of epidemiology | lesson 1—Section 10. (2019, February 18). https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html

Scientists get a handle on what made Typhoid Mary’s infectious microbes tick. (n.d.). News Center. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/08/scientists-get-a-handle-on-what-made-typhoid-marys-infectious-microbes-tick.html

Music by JayMan at https://bit.ly/2uWO2jO

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