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A modern day Typhoid Mary! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon

• jxramos 3y ago
  exactly, I wonder if they were able to likewise trace individuals caught in her crossfire.
• _nalply 3y ago
  No. The woman will probably die from tuberculosis. Staff (not staph) at the hospital first thought she has severe lung cancer. It's not a nice death.
  • anamexis 3y ago
    That doesn't invalidate the comparison to Typhoid Mary...
  • Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
    How does any of what you said relate to her being (or not being) a modern Typhoid Mary?
    • axus 3y ago
      Typhoid Mary did not have many symptoms and did not die of typhoid. This woman might be ignoring her condition but it is obvious to others. There's definitely room for comparison, and also contrast.
    • senkora 3y ago
      Typhoid Mary was famously an asymptomatic reservoir, so she was able to survive and spread the disease for many years. This woman… probably not.
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• swat535 3y ago
  And the related Radiolab episode: https://radiolab.org/podcast/169879-patient-zero https://radiolab.org/podcast/169879-patient-zero