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Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
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Mary Mallon
Irish cook who was a carrier of typhoid fever in New York
Mary Mallon, commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook who is believed to have infected between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever. The infections caused three confirmed deaths, with unconfirmed estimates of as many as 50. She was the first person in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Organism which has become infected with a pathogen but displays no symptoms
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Epidemiological intervention to prevent disease transmission
A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)