Typhoid Mary

@Asymptomatic Carrier of Typhoid Fever, Facts and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Typhoid Mary was an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever; she was presumed to have infected 51 people American Irish Food Experts Chefs Virgo Celebrities Typhoid Mary was an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever who was believed to have given rise to multiple outbreaks of typhoid fever. Named as Mary Mallon at birth, she became better known by the name of “Typhoid Mary” as she was presumed to have infected 51 people with the typhoid pathogen, leading to the deaths of three. Born in Ireland, she migrated to the United States as a teenager looking for a job. A tall, well-built girl, she was a hard worker who believed that she could make a good life for herself in the United States. She was very happy when she was appointed to cook for the large family of a wealthy New York banker. But something strange happened shortly after she started working for them—several people in the household fell ill with a fatal fever and died. Terrified that she too might contract the deadly illness, Mary resigned from the job. She, however, did not fall ill and went on to cook for another family. Weirdly enough members of this family too fell ill, as did the others who Mary cooked for. Later on she was identified as a carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever and was isolated by public health authorities.

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Birthday: September 23, 1869 Died on: November 11, 1938 Nationality: Irish, American Famous: Asymptomatic Carrier of Typhoid Fever, Irish Women, Food Experts, Chefs Known as: Mary Mallon, Mary Brown Birth Place: Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland Born Country: Ireland Information Detail Birthday September 23, 1869 Died on November 11, 1938 Nationality Irish, American Famous Asymptomatic Carrier of Typhoid Fever, Irish Women, Food Experts, Chefs Known as Mary Mallon, Mary Brown Birth Place Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland Born Country Ireland Gender Female Sun Sign Virgo Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland Famous as Asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever Died at Age 69

Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

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After being quarantined, she spent the rest of her life in forced isolation. She was paralyzed by a stroke in 1932 and died of pneumonia on November 11, 1938 at the age of 69. An autopsy found evidence of live typhoid bacteria in her gallbladder. She died a spinster. Unsplash Personal Life

She was born as Mary Mallon on 23 September, 1869 in Cookstown, Ireland. She emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1883 at the age of 15. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She lived with her aunt and uncle in the United States for a while as she started looking for jobs. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As an immigrant woman with no special vocational training, there were not many career options open for her. But since she was tall, well-built, and a hard worker, she managed to find work as a domestic help. Unsplash Career

She was blessed with great cookery skills and was soon able to find work as a cook at many homes. Employment as a cook also meant better wages for her. Unsplash Career

In 1900, she cooked for a family in Mamaroneck, New York. Within two weeks of her employment, some of the residents became ill with typhoid fever. Unsplash Career

The next year she moved to Manhattan where she easily found employment due to her good cookery skills. However, here too some of the people became sick with fever and diarrhoea and one person even died. Unsplash Career

Later on a lawyer employed her at his house. In a strange twist of coincidence, seven of the eight people she cooked for developed fever. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 23, 1869
Died on	November 11, 1938
Nationality	Irish, American
Famous	Asymptomatic Carrier of Typhoid Fever, Irish Women, Food Experts, Chefs
Known as	Mary Mallon, Mary Brown
Birth Place	Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Born Country	Ireland
Gender	Female
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Famous as	Asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever
Died at Age	69

Typhoid Mary

Irish

Sep 23, 1869

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Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland