Typhoid Mary" was born Mary Mallon on September 23, 1869, in Cookstown, Like so many people in post-famine Ireland Mary immigrated to the United States in 1884. She made her living as a family domestic cook in New York. Mary unknowingly spread typhoid fever during her tenure as a cook for several families throughout the New York area. But it only became apparent she was a healthy carrier of the bacteria after she was hired as a cook for an upper-class family in Long Island. Mary didn't show any indications, yet the illness was flourishing in her gallbladder. Mary worked in homes and institutions in and around New York, often under assumed names. In February 1915, a devastating outbreak of typhoid at the Sloane Hospital for Women was traced to her. She was finally apprehended and reinstitutionalized at Riverside Hospital, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Typhoid Mary is the story of her infamous life.How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary? Get all the answers to your questions by scrolling down and clicking on "Buy Now"