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