There’s Something About Typhoid Mary
How do hamburgers connect to typhoid fever? Follow as we discuss turn-of-the 20th century meat industry, Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, Theodore Roosevelt and creation of the FDA, Salmonella enterica typhii, typhoid fever, and Typhoid Mary.
Theodore Roosevelt
© Library of Congress
Salmonella enterica typhi
© CDC
Show Notes
Credits
Written and performed by Dr. Dustin Edwards and Faith Cox
Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Poppers and Prosecco” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com);
license CC BY 4.0
Images from
Theodore Roosevelt © Library of Congress; public domain
Salmonella enterica typhi © CDC; public domain
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