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Meanings of Mary Mallon in English
United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
Usage of Mary Mallon in English
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It now houses 350 tuberculosis patients and seven typhoid carriers, including Mary Mallon, Typhoid Mary.
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Expand Close An illustration of Mary Mallon aka 'Typhoid Mary' breaking skulls into a skillet, circa 1909.
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Not washing her hands led to the previously anonymous Irish cook Mary Mallon being transformed into New York's notorious Typhoid Mary.