The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Typhoid Mary

The most famous example of typhoid is a cook who earned the name Typhoid Mary. She was the first-ever documented asymptomatic carrier of the disease, accidentally infecting over 51 people with the fatal illness while feeling none of the effects herself. She was forced into isolation twice and died after 30 years in isolation on an island for typhoid patients. 

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