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by tehf0x 1109 days ago
A modern day Typhoid Mary! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon
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swat535 1109 days ago
And the related Radiolab episode: https://radiolab.org/podcast/169879-patient-zero
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jxramos 1109 days ago
exactly, I wonder if they were able to likewise trace individuals caught in her crossfire.
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_nalply 1109 days 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.
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Sohcahtoa82 1109 days ago
How does any of what you said relate to her being (or not being) a modern Typhoid Mary?
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senkora 1109 days 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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axus 1109 days 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.
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anamexis 1109 days ago
That doesn't invalidate the comparison to Typhoid Mary...
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