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[[File: | [[File:Mallon-Mary_01.jpg|thumb]]Mary Mallon, otherwise known by her unfortunate nickname, Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-American woman who became the first person in United States history to ever be classified as an asymptomatic carrier of the illness known only as typhoid fever. She is believed to have infected 51 American citizens during her role as a cook, and it is believed that three people died because of her. She was arrested by the public health officials two times, and she ultimately died in solitude. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== |