Class 12 · Human Health and Diseases

Typhoid Carriers and Disease Transmission — NEET Biology

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Widal test: A classic case in medicine, that of Mary Mallon nicknamed Typhoid Mary, is worth mentioning here. She was a cook by profession and was a typhoid carrier who continued to spread typhoid for several years through the food she prepared.

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Q14. Which statement about Typhoid Mary is true?

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