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Mary Mallon, commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook believed to have infected 53 people with typhoid fever

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Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook believed to have infected 53 people with typhoid fever, three of whom died, and the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the disease pathogen, Salmonella typhi. Because she persisted in working as a cook, by which she exposed others to the disease, she was twice forcibly quarantined by authorities, eventually for the final two decades of her life. Mallon died after a total of nearly 30 years in isolation

Date

20th century

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP24A01_400

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Keywords

Mary Mallon Typhoid Mary Irish-born American cook infected typhoid fever United States asymptomatic carrier disease pathogen Salmonella typhi disease quarantine isolation 20th century

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