In 1906 Mary Mallon was employed as a cook for a wealthy banker that resided in New York. Six out of 11 residents in the banker’s household developed typhoid fever. As a result of this, a sanitary engineer known as George Sober, quickly questioned the ill group of people, including Mary Mallon who had exhibited a less intense form of the disease. Mr. Sober first concluded that the infection was the result from freshwater clams; however, Mary Mallon was the host for the bacteria. She continued to infect everything she came in contact with. As time went on and more people developed typhoid whom Mary cooked for, Mr. Sober began to pursue her and linked Mary as the culprit for spreading the disease. Eight of the other families that she cooked and served food to, seven of them had developed typhoid;
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The health officials in New York were aware of other typhoid carriers, but did not quarantine all of them. Many of these typhoid carriers were out in the communities while Mary Mallon was quarantined on an island. (site article here). The health department did not show any empathy, compassionate or respect towards Mary Mallon’s situation. No one bother to communicate with Mary what it meant to be a carrier of this disease, in lieu she was offered to have her gallbladder removed. She refused this treatment, which could have relieved her of this condition (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/). As a result of this, she also showed no respect towards them or concern for the health and well being of the general public. Upon the death of Mary Mallon, approximately four hundred people were determined to be healthy carriers of the bacteria, Salmonella typhi, however they were not placed in confinement on and island
The health officials in New York were aware of other typhoid carriers, but did not quarantine all of them. Many of these typhoid carriers were out in the communities while Mary Mallon was quarantined on an island. (site article here). The health department did not show any empathy, compassionate or respect towards Mary Mallon’s situation. No one bother to communicate with Mary what it meant to be a carrier of this disease, in lieu she was offered to have her gallbladder removed. She refused this treatment, which could have relieved her of this condition (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/). As a result of this, she also showed no respect towards them or concern for the health and well being of the general public. Upon the death of Mary Mallon, approximately four hundred people were determined to be healthy carriers of the bacteria, Salmonella typhi, however they were not placed in confinement on and island