Why Is Typhoid Mary Wrong

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Typhoid Mary, also known as Mary Mallon, deserved the punishment of staying on Brother Island as a result of her lethal action. First, as Typhoid Mary cooked for families she worked for, the typhoid bacteria on her dirty hands contaminated the meals and got 6/8 families sick. In the 1900’s, Typhoid was an extremely fatal disease that spread rapidly and 1 out of every 3 people would die from it. But the fact that Mary cooked for so many families and she killed many people, is just wrong. She was the cause of around 51 deaths including poor innocent children. The mourning parents lost their children to this monster that deserved to be put on an island to prevent any more tragic deaths. Additionally, Typhoid Mary ignored the urgent pleas from

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