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| + | "'''Typhoid Mary'''" is a [[Human]] term for an individual who carries and is immune to a dangerous [[disease]] but spreads it to others. It originated in the [[20th century]] from Mary Mallon, a [[chef|cook]] in the [[New York]] area on [[Earth]], who spread [[typhoid fever]] to dozens of individuals, but did not show any symptoms herself. |
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| − | '''Typhoid Mary''' was the name given to '''Mary Mallon''' (1869 – 1938), an [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrant who was the first known healthy carrier of [[typhoid fever]] in the [[United States of America|United States]]. She apparently contracted typhoid fever at some point but suffered only a mild case, beating back the [[bacteria]] enough to appear healthy but still being capable of spreading disease to others. She maintained she was healthy and had never had typhoid fever. Part of the problems Mary had resulted from her vehement denial of the situation. |
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| − | "Typhoid Mary" is a slang term for a carrier of a dangerous disease who is a danger to the public because they refuse to take appropriate precautions or cooperate with the authorities to minimize the risk. |
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| + | When [[Seven of Nine]] began exhibiting [[multiple personality disorder|multiple personalities]] in [[2375]] because of a dysfunctional [[Borg]] [[vinculum]] infected with a [[virus]], [[The Doctor]] found that in this case, the "Typhoid Mary" was [[Species 6339]] that carried a [[synthetic pathogen]] within their bodies; once they were assimilated by the Borg, the virus spread to the vinculum, which in turn caused havoc, leading to dysfunction and eventually the destruction of the [[Borg cube]]'s drones. ({{VOY|Infinite Regress}}) |
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| − | * [[VOY]]: "[[Infinite Regress]]" |
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| − | *[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ The Most Dangerous Woman in America] at [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova PBS NOVA] |
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Revision as of 00:07, 5 April 2016
"Typhoid Mary" is a Human term for an individual who carries and is immune to a dangerous disease but spreads it to others. It originated in the 20th century from Mary Mallon, a cook in the New York area on Earth, who spread typhoid fever to dozens of individuals, but did not show any symptoms herself.
Doctor Leonard McCoy compared Doctor Sevrin, who carried, but was immune to Synthococcus novae, to "Typhoid Mary". (TOS: "The Way to Eden")
When Seven of Nine began exhibiting multiple personalities in 2375 because of a dysfunctional Borg vinculum infected with a virus, The Doctor found that in this case, the "Typhoid Mary" was Species 6339 that carried a synthetic pathogen within their bodies; once they were assimilated by the Borg, the virus spread to the vinculum, which in turn caused havoc, leading to dysfunction and eventually the destruction of the Borg cube's drones. (VOY: "Infinite Regress")