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jun 1, 1906 - Typhoid Mary: Warren Family Vacation

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Summer 1906 Oyster Bay, Long Island; Warren Family Vacation; Mary Mallon is the cook, known for peach melba (ice cream with fresh peaches), 6 out of 11 household members become infected with typhoid fever; outbreak investigated by George Soper, he discovered that wherever Mary had been, cases of typhoid followed her

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jun 1, 1906
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~ 120 years ago

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