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Most Dangerous Woman in America, The
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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Review the following terms with your students (see
Activity Answer
for definitions): bacteria, contagious, epidemiology,
infectious, and quarantine.
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Organize the class into four groups and have each group take
notes on one of the following points of view presented in the
program: public health officials, Mary Mallon, families whose
members contracted typhoid fever from Mallon, and the general
public.
After Watching
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Have each group reflect on the out- look presented by the person
or group it followed in the program. Then have each group
recount a short summary of the point of view and the group's
opinion about that point of view. Ask the class to discuss how
the groups' views differ. What points do the students agree
with? Disagree with? Why?
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Mary Mallon was confined because as a healthy carrier of typhoid
she could transmit the disease to others, yet she continued to
work in a job in which transmission was likely. Did public
health officials make the right decision when they removed her
from her job? Why or why not? What are the rights and
responsibilities of an individual who can transmit a disease?
What are the rights and responsibilities of the society in which
the individual lives?
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Have students research school health policies. What are the
guidelines for dealing with a range of contagious diseases or an
epidemic? What do students think about existing policies? Have
students defend their reasoning.
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