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Typhoid
Mary
Typhoid Fever
Salmonella typhi bacteria
Contaminated food or water
Fecal contamination
Close contact with infected person
High fever, headache, abdominal pain, constipation or
diarrhea, red rash
Uncommon in industrialized countries
Treat with antibiotics
Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon
A house cook in NYC at the turn of the 20th Century
‘Healthy Carrier’
Carrier from birth?
Moved from family to family when members fell ill
53 people infected, 3 fatalities
Quarantined against her will (1915)
Viewed as a criminal
On Her Death…
Quarantined ‘til death in 1938
Died of Pneumonia, age 69
Still infectious at death
Live typhoid bacteria found in her gallbladder at
autopsy….
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Typhoid Mary. Retrieved October 17, 2010 from,
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Typhoid Mary. Retrieved October 17, 2010 from
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Wikipedia.com. (2010). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Typhoid Mary.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_Mary