top | item 22981654 (no title) venning | 5 years ago "Typhoid Mary" was an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever for at least 38 years.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon discuss order hn newest pbhjpbhj|5 years ago FWIW I think that article shows her infecting people for only 15 years (1900-1915), then being quarantined for a further 23. venning|5 years ago The Wikipedia article doesn't cover everything. Reference for the sibling comment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/ load replies (1) auntienomen|5 years ago A post-mortem confirmed that her gallbladder was loaded with the bacteria that cause typhoid. load replies (1)
pbhjpbhj|5 years ago FWIW I think that article shows her infecting people for only 15 years (1900-1915), then being quarantined for a further 23. venning|5 years ago The Wikipedia article doesn't cover everything. Reference for the sibling comment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/ load replies (1) auntienomen|5 years ago A post-mortem confirmed that her gallbladder was loaded with the bacteria that cause typhoid. load replies (1)
venning|5 years ago The Wikipedia article doesn't cover everything. Reference for the sibling comment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/ load replies (1)
auntienomen|5 years ago A post-mortem confirmed that her gallbladder was loaded with the bacteria that cause typhoid. load replies (1)
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