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Definition of Typhoid Mary
1. Noun. United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938).
Definition of Typhoid Mary
1. Noun. A person who carries and spreads a dangerous disease, especially one who refuses to cooperate to minimize the risk of infection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Typhoid Mary
Literary usage of Typhoid Mary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"The story of "Typhoid Mary" was the first of its kind to be reported 9 in ...
During these five years, "Typhoid Mary" is known to have been the cause of ..."
2. Water-supply: (considered Principally from a Sanitary Standpoint) by William Pitt Mason (1916)
"It will be remembered that Mary Mallon (" Typhoid Mary ") was discovered by Soper
... "The history of 'Typhoid Mary' gives point to the new sections of the ..."
3. Information Annual (1916)
"Mary Mallon, known all over the country as "Typhoid Mary," and declared by the
physicians and health experts to be the most dangerous typhoid germ carrier ..."
4. Civic Biology: Textbook of Problems, Local and National, that Can be Solved by Clifton Fremont Hodge, Jean Dawson (1918)
"Typhoid Mary was discovered by Soper in 1906. She was apparently healthy, but
wherever she served as cook typhoid fever was sure to follow, ..."
5. Healthy Living by Charles-Edward Amory Winslow, Walter Camp (1920)
"There was a famous typhoid carrier known as "Typhoid Mary," who was found by the
New York City Board of Health to have caused twenty-six cases of typhoid ..."
6. Report by New Hampshire State Dept. of Health, State Dept. of Health, New Hampshire (1916)
"Typhoid Mary was again placed in restraint. In another instance, Anna L., aged
65 years, was employed as housekeeper in various places. ..."
7. Human Infection Carriers: Their Significance, Recognition and Management by Charles Edmund Simon (1919)
"The Case of Typhoid Mary.39—The earlier portion of this woman's history has been
related by Park in the third edition of his Pathogenic Microorganisms, ..."
8. Fight for Food by Leon Abel Congdon (1916)
"An illustration of this may be cited in'' Typhoid Mary," who carried typhoid
fever to a ... "Typhoid Mary" carried typhoid fever by means of her excreta, ..."
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