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Meaning of TYPHOID MARY

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 Definition: [n]  United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
 
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 Synonyms: Mallon, Mary Mallon
 
 See Also: carrier, immune carrier

 

 

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Typhoid Mary
Recounts the story of Mary Mallon, an immigrant cook considered responsible for the 1904 outbreak of typhoid fever in Oyster Bay, Long Island, and describes her attempts to escape capture and institutionalization.

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