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nov 25, 1938 - Typhoid Mary

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A cook who carried the bacterial host infected families of where she served. She was forced into quarantine on two separate occasions on North Brother Island for a total of 26 years and died alone. She was released but didn't abide by the terms of her release and started working/infecting people again. she died in November 1938

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nov 25, 1938
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~ 87 years ago