Mary Did You Know? That You Spread Disease...
Conjuring Curiosities · Clara Herbert
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Show Notes
Grab your masks and wash your hands reallyyyy thoroughly to join us on a journey through disease, denial, and the early days of germ theory. In this episode, we’re discussing Typhoid Mary, the cook whose meals came with an unexpected side of contagion. Tracking down this “living culture tube” was a real life Sherlock of disease, Dr Soper. Will Mary ever accept the truth that Dr. Soper is so desperate to make her understand? Tune in to find out!
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SOURCES
World Health Organization - Typhoid
National Library of Medicine - Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid fever
National Library of Medicine - The Curious Career of Typhoid Mary by George Soper
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