Weird History episodes
Epidemic Chronicles: The Story of Typhoid Mary - The Original Asymptomatic Super-Spreader
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Explore the fascinating and tragic story of Mary Mallon, infamously known as Typhoid Mary. In the early 1900s, as germ theory emerged, Mary became an unwitting super-spreader of typhoid fever. Learn how this Irish immigrant cook caused outbreaks that led to fundamental changes in public health and quarantine policies.
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