Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, died in quarantine on North Brother Island near New York

On Nov. 11, 1938, Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary and the first person in the U.S., to be identified as a healthy carrier of typhoid fever, died in quarantine on North Brother Island near New York City.

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Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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