دیکشنری فارسی

Typhoid Mary

معنی کامل و مثال‌ها

● حامل بیماری تیفوس (که خودش مبتلا نمی‌شود)

● ناقل بیماری، بیماری گستر

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

Early 20th century. Named after Mary Mallon, a cook who was found to be a healthy carrier of typhoid fever and infected many people in the early 1900s.

مثال

  • He was a typhoid Mary, spreading the flu to everyone in the office.
  • She didn't know she was a typhoid Mary, infecting her family with the virus.
  • The concept of a typhoid Mary is often used in public health discussions.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Typhoid Mary phenomenon Typhoid Mary case

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)

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