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    Vacation,"). Indeed, Mallon should take responsibility for disobeying her vows of giving up her cook career after being released from her first quarantine. However, it is unfair to isolate her for rest of life, while other identified asymptomatic typhoid carriers were free. One of the reasons is that the media portrayed her as “Typhoid Mary”. In my view, this stigmatized name had magnified the negative opinions towards Ms. Mallon, and the media had influenced or even directed the viewpoint that

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    fever. Wright created this vaccine in 1892. Almroth was born on August 10, 1861, and died at the age of 86 on April 30, 1947. Almroth created this vaccine just at the age of 31, and saved the lives of many. Mary Mallon was thought to be the first carrier of Typhoid Fever. This was thought to be true because Mary was a cook for many people and most of the people she did cook for got Typhoid and some even died. Mary Mallon was taken into custody at North Brother Island. Mary infected 51 people and three

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    deaths. Some consider her actions as a simple effect of her living conditions while others believe she had a blatant disregard for public safety. She seemed to be willfully ignorant and shut down any attempt at explanation of why she was a healthy carrier. The fact that she refused to listen and endangered the lives of the public makes for an easy indication on why she had to be quarantined again. Her actions can be compared to the criminality of those with HIV/AIDS who have unprotected sexual relations

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    In the developing stages of America, many Americans had a very hard time adapting and accepting people of different backgrounds. America has battled the war on our civil liberties all the way from the 1800s until now. The law that was passed to protect the people of the United States from certain things has caused more damage then it was intended to do. America has many loopholes that have given the government many opportunities to violate the civil liberties of people when they feel the country

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    Introduction American history supported my interpretation of the theme because a passage is something that has a lesson to at the end or you receive something at the end, that is exactly what happened in american history. The main character Elena received sadness at the end because she liked a boy but he could not date her at the end, the lesson was about racism. In since feeling is first it was about life and death. In Mary Mallon’s trail of typhoid it was about the truth at the end. In oranges

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    She was a healthy carrier of typhoid and made the guests sick and they died because of her. Although science had not been developed enough yet and she was tried unfairly it did not make her only a victim. Mary Mallon transformed from victim to villain. When she decided not to report to the police and return to cooking. Mary Mallon was a victim when she was quarantined for the first time. Science had not been developed enough yet to prove and explain what healthy carriers

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    as a cook in the New York City area for eight families. In 1900, within two weeks of her employment, residents developed typhoid fever. Mallon was consequently hired by other families, and outbreaks followed her. Mallon was the very first typhoid carrier to be determined by clinical scientific research. Some difficulties surrounding her situation stemmed from Mallon's violent denial of her possible role. Mallon claimed that she was completely healthy and balanced and that she never had typhoid high

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    Why Are Salmonella Typhi?

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    Salmonella Typhi Salmonella thyphi is a gram-negative bacterium, which causes systemic infections and Typhoid fever in human beings. It is rod shaped and is flagellated and inhabits the lympathic tissues of the small intestine, liver, spleen, and bloodstream of infected humans. This bacterium belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. There have been typhoid fever outbreaks in many different countries including United States of America, Canada and Uganda. Being Uganda the most recent place to have

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    1. I believe public health officials made the right decision to remove Mary from her job. Leaving her free to be a cook was a great risk for all people she worked for. I don’t believe making her change her job for the greater good of others is a bad thing. I do believe they should have helped her relocate to a new job and in between the time of transition they could have provided something like unemployment. 2. I believe Mary being from a lower social class diffidently influenced her life. If she

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    Who is Mary Mallon and how does she fit in to the story of typhoid fever? First, we have to answer the question “What is Typhoid Fever?” Typhoid fever is caused by a salmonella typhi bacteria(this bacteria only lives in humans). Mary Mallon carried typhoid fever but never actually got the disease. Mary Mallon (also known as Typhoid Mary) infected 51 people and caused 3 deaths with typhoid fever. People who recover from typhoid continue to have the bacteria in their intestinal tracts and gallbladders

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