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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 between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever. The infections caused three confirmed deaths, with unconfirmed estimates of as many as 50. She was the first person in the United States identified as an ...
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Sep 29, 2012 · Abstract. Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Ireland and emigrated to the US in 1884. She had worked in a variety of domestic positions for wealthy families prior to settling into her career as a cook. As a healthy carrier of Salmonella typhi her nickname of “Typhoid Mary” had become synonymous with the spread of disease, as many were infected ...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Typhoid Mary (born September 23, 1869, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland—died November 11, 1938, North Brother Island, Bronx, New York, U.S.) was an infamous typhoid carrier who allegedly gave rise to multiple outbreaks of typhoid fever. Mary Mallon immigrated to the United States in 1883 and subsequently made her living as a domestic servant ...
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- Who was Typhoid Mary?Mary Mallon, who was given the nickname Typhoid Mary, was identified as a carrier of the typhoid bacterium and as the source of multiple outbreaks...
- Where was Typhoid Mary born?Mary Mallon, known as Typhoid Mary, was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, on September 23, 1869.
- When did Typhoid Mary die?Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) died on November 11, 1938, on North Brother Island, part of the Bronx, New York, where she had been quarantined on two s...
Apr 19, 2020 · Mary Mallon was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, in 1869 but left Ireland as a teenager to seek a new life in the New World. By 1900 Mary was a cook working in the houses of wealthy families in ...
Jul 4, 2019 · Mary Mallon was a cook who was the first "healthy carrier" of typhoid fever in the US. She caused several typhoid outbreaks and was captured and isolated by health officials in 1907. Learn about her life, her fight, and her legacy in this article.
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Learn how Mary Mallon, a cook who spread typhoid bacteria, was quarantined for life and became a symbol of bioethics and public health. Find out why she was different from other carriers, how she died and what her legacy is today.
Mar 17, 2020 · Mary Mallon was an Irish cook who unknowingly infected 51 people with typhoid fever in New York in the early 1900s. She was forcibly quarantined for over 25 years, sparking a debate about personal rights and public health.
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