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Baker, Robert. "Public Health and Medical Ethics in Epidemics." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society, issues.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1811724?terms=Typhoid%20Fever&webSiteCode=SLN_ISS&returnToPage=%2fSearch%2fDisplay%2f1811724%3fterms%3dTyphoid+Fever&sType=quick&token=0100FFF45ECC09E6889D6BAAE9E615C9&casError=False. Accessed 23 Oct. 2016. This article discusses the ethical implications of public health scenarios. Although the article doesn't directly mention Mary Mallon, it highlights very important medical scenarios that apply to Mary's case. Some of the rights that were highlighted include treating those who are sick and confidentiality. The case of confidentiality can definitely be associated to Mary as her typhoid case ended up being plastered over many note-worthy newspapers. Furthermore, the article highlights the relation between politics and public health, suggesting how the connection between the both is profound. This can also explain why various political forces were implicated within the case of Typhoid Mary.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Terrible Typhoid Mary. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Terrible Typhoid Mary describes the beginning of Mary Mallon's legacy as a cook in America all the way to her eventual death. Quotes from Mallon herself are dispersed throughout the book, which …show more content…
"Mary Mallon's Trail of Typhoid." 1989. FDA Consumer (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). SIRS Discoverer, sks.sirs.com/webapp/article?artno=0000000995&type=ART. Accessed 10 Oct. 2016. This source offers information about George Soper, the health official that persistently tried to learn more about Mary's diagnosis. Also, information about the symptoms of Typhoid Fever as well as information about where Mary was held in quarantine is offered. The perspectives on Mary's case are very important to understanding why Mary took a stand. George Soper had other motives that would offer insight as to why Mary behaved in the way that she

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