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  1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jul-2020 17:51:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    https://nu.federati.net/url/271594 [www discovermagazine com]

    Typhoid Mary was the first known asymptomatic disease carrying superspreader. Not the first, of course, but the first one that was proven.

    There is US precedent for involuntary confinement of disease carriers, so “muh rights” versus spreading deadly diseases to others can be adjudicated. #COVID-19 #Typhoid
    In conversation Wednesday, 08-Jul-2020 17:51:07 UTC from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Typhoid Mary Was a Real, Asymptomatic Carrier Who Caused Multiple Outbreaks
      from Discover Magazine
      In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon worked as a cook — and spread typhoid fever to the families she worked for.
    • Douglas A. Whitfield repeated this.

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