ASCOG Advocate: March 27, 2013

Mary Mallon in 1910

On this date, in 1915, Mary Mallon was put in quarantine where she would remain for the rest of her life.  She was the first asymptomatic carrier of disease ever identified in the U.S.  As a cook, she was thought to have infected over 50 people.  Three died.

What is the name she came to be known by?

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