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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by tehf0x on Friday June 02, 2023 @12:14PM (#36167048)
A modern day Typhoid Mary! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by jxramos on Friday June 02, 2023 @12:21PM (#36167138)
exactly, I wonder if they were able to likewise trace individuals caught in her crossfire.
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by _nalply on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:02PM (#36167763)
No. The woman will probably die from tuberculosis. Staff (not staph) at the hospital first thought she has severe lung cancer. It's not a nice death.
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by Sohcahtoa82 on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:26PM (#36168117)
How does any of what you said relate to her being (or not being) a modern Typhoid Mary?
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by senkora on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:42PM (#36168330)
Typhoid Mary was famously an asymptomatic reservoir, so she was able to survive and spread the disease for many years. This woman… probably not.
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by axus on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:40PM (#36168314)
Typhoid Mary did not have many symptoms and did not die of typhoid. This woman might be ignoring her condition but it is obvious to others. There's definitely room for comparison, and also contrast.
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by anamexis on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:16PM (#36167990)
That doesn't invalidate the comparison to Typhoid Mary...
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Re:Woman with untreated TB finally in custody – held in “neg... by swat535 on Friday June 02, 2023 @04:44PM (#36170516)
And the related Radiolab episode: https://radiolab.org/podcast/169879-patient-zero
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