Typhoid (also Typhoid Fever) is a serious infectious disease that attacks the bowel, causing fever, severe discomfort, and often death, produced by bacteria that get into the body by means of food or drink. Typhoid Mary (died 1938) (her real name was Mary Mallon) was an Irishwoman in the US who had the disease Typhoid. Mary was a healthy carrier of the disease and she was believed to have infected many people with it through her job (she was a cook). The name Typhoid Mary is sometimes used to mean someone who is avoided because they are expected to cause a lot of trouble and problems.
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