Question

• What do you think contributed to Mary Mallon’s reluctance to follow public health measures/recommendations? (4 points) •

Answer 1

Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 - November 11,
1938), also known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born
cook believed to have infected 53 people, three of whom died, with typhoid fever, and the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the disease.Because she persisted in working as a, cook by she exposed others to the disease, she was twice forcibly quarantined by authorities, and died after a total of nearly three decades in isolation.

1. Marry had strong belief that she had no any diseases.

2. Mary is a highly talented cook, she is expert in it, so she keeps cooking after quarantine.

3. She doesn't had any symptoms and physical problems due to the infection.

4. She doesn't had that much educational qualification and ability to understand the deleterious effects of her reluctance to follow public health.