apr 7, 1906 - Typhoid Mary
Description:
SUMMER, 1906, OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND•
WARREN FAMILY VACATION
•
MARY MALLON COOK, KNOWN FOR PEACH
MELBA
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6/11 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD COME
DOWN WITH TYPHOID FEVER
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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATED BY GEORGE SOPER
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WHEREVER MARY HAD BEEN, CASES OF TYPHOID FOLLOWED
Was held at Riverside hospital but got released
Caused another outbreak at another hospital
Sent way again and dies in 1938
Figure 5: Typhoid Mary
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 7, 1906
Now
~ 119 years ago