Typhoid Mary: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Mary Mallon |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1869 • Cookstown • Northern Ireland |
| Died | November 11, 1938 (aged 69) • New York City • New York |
Did You Know?
- Typhoid carriers can sometimes exhibit few or no symptoms.
- The high temperatures used to cook food should have killed any bacteria on her hands, but Mary often made ice cream with raw peaches in it.
- New Yorker Tony Labella was a deadlier carrier of typhoid than Mary, causing 5 deaths among over 100 cases in 1922.
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