In the early 1900s, as New York City teemed with life and growth, it also grappled with the dark shadow of disease. At the heart of a typhoid fever outbreak, a mysterious illness causing fever, abdominal pain, and sometimes death, was an unsuspecting woman — Typhoid Mary. Unbeknownst to her, she was a healthy carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacterium responsible for spreading the disease through contaminated food and water. As people fell ill and families faced devastation, her story became a pivotal tale in the fight against infectious diseases, highlighting the silent but powerful role individuals can play in public health crises.

Timestamps:
00:00 Mary Mallon, a cook, unknowingly spread typhoid.
03:03 Typhoid Mary, asymptomatic, spread disease, lifelong isolation.

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