NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -That brings me to the story of Mary Mallon, the first known asymptomatic carrier of Salmonella typhi in history. Salmonella typhi is an enterobacteria that is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the faeces of an infected person.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a healthy carrier of Salmonella typhi her nickname of “Typhoid Mary” had become synonymous with the spread of disease, as many were infected due to her denial of being ill.

Detailed explanation-3: -A classic case of a chronic, symptom-free carrier was the infamous Typhoid Mary, an Irish immigrant who made her living as a cook in and around New York City in the early 1900s. She infected about 50 people with typhoid fever.