Summarize Mary Mallon’s treatment on the island, both medically and in general. Cite evidence from the text in your answer.

Mary Malton, known as Typhoid Mary, was responsible for a typhoid epidemic in the United States.

Explanation:

• Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Ireland and relocated to the US in 1884. She worked in various jobs such as laundry and cooking. She was headstrong and refused to admit being sick, inadvertently transmitting the disease to many individuals.

• Despite being quarantined for weeks, she continued to carry the bacteria and perpetuate the outbreak. Vaccines had not yet been developed, leading to widespread infections.

• Eventually, she suffered a stroke and was unable to walk. She was taken to Riverside Hospital, where she later passed away.