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Mary Mallon
see synonyms of mary mallonNoun
1. mallon, mary mallon, typhoid mary
United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
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Mary Mallon
see synonyms of mary mallon Irish-born American cook and healthy carrier of typhoid fever who infected about 50 people with the disease. She was apprehended and quarantined at a hospital on an island in the East River from 1915 until her death.
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