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Anna Faherty

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The Cook who Became a Pariah

New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.

by Anna Faherty via Wellcome Collection on June 29, 2017
The Stranger Who Started an Epidemic

A huge expansion of the population of New Orleans created the perfect environment for the spread of yellow fever, and recent immigrants suffered most.

by Anna Faherty via Wellcome Collection on June 15, 2017

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