Multiple choice

Typhoid Mary was responsible for at least 10 outbreaks of typhoid fever. Which of the following types of carriers was she?

  1. Active carrier

  2. Chronic carrier

  3. Casual carrier

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Typhoid Mary was a chronic carrier and was presumed to have infected 51 people, three of whom died. She harboured the pathogen inside her body for a long time.

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