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The Fan Who Infected a Movie Star

2021/5/7
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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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本集探讨了吉恩·蒂尔尼的故事，以及一位海军陆战队女兵因无视风疹隔离令而导致蒂尔尼女儿患病的事件。这起事件突显了个人行为对他人健康和福祉的潜在影响。节目主持人Tim Harford分析了事件的来龙去脉，并将其与新冠疫情期间人们的疏忽行为进行了比较，强调了公共卫生责任的重要性。他指出，人们容易忽视自身行为对周围人的影响，而仅仅关注自身风险。通过分析多项研究，Harford指出，提醒人们关注他人福祉，比强调自身风险更能促使他们采取负责任的行为，例如洗手、献血和接种疫苗。他认为，虽然人们可能并非故意自私，但缺乏考虑他人感受和潜在风险的无心之举，同样可能造成严重后果。吉恩·蒂尔尼的故事以及其他案例都说明，即使是看似微小的行为，也可能对他人产生深远的影响，因此，在公共卫生领域，个人责任和对他人的考虑至关重要。

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Jean Tierney, a famous actress, faces a mental breakdown traced back to a decision made by one of her fans who broke rubella quarantine to meet her, leading to devastating consequences for her unborn child.

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German measles is a minor illness for most people - but for unborn children it can be devastating. In 1943 - when the link was only just becoming clear - a young US marine decided to break rubella quarantine to meet the movie star Gene Tierney (played by Mircea Monroe). The marine was sick... and Gene was pregnant.

The appalling consequences of that meeting tell us much about how our thoughtlessness can harm those around us - but the kind of tragedy that befell Tierney and her daughter can be averted if we appeal to the better parts of human nature.

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