Lies People Believe About Typhoid Mary
Typhoid Mary is known to many as the woman who spread Typhoid fever back in early-20th century New York. But many details of her tale aren't true.
Read MoreTyphoid Mary is known to many as the woman who spread Typhoid fever back in early-20th century New York. But many details of her tale aren't true.
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Read MoreMary Mallon, aka the infamous "Typhoid Mary," was vilified simply for asymptomatically carrying a deadly disease, but her life was even worse than you thought.
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