The Strange Case of Typhoid Mary

Summary: <p>Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, was the first person in the United States identified as an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptomatic_carrier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">asymptomatic carrier</a> of the pathogen associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_fever" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">typhoid fever</a>. She was presumed to have infected 51 people, three of whom died, over the course of her career as a cook. She was twice forcibly isolated by public health authorities and died after a total of nearly three decades in isolation.</p>  <br><hr><p style="color: grey;">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>