Typhoid Mary
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Mary Mallon and the New York City Typhoid Fever Epidemic
There had been several cases of typhoid fever in upscale New York homes. Soaper found a link between the outbreaks and an Irish woman as a cook who fit a similar description in every house. Mallon was born in 1869 in County Tyrone, Ireland. She initially took jobs as a maid but eventually moved into cooking because the money was better. When asked to provide urine and stool samples, she threatened Soaper with a carving fork.
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