Typhoid Mary his known in history to cause more than 1300 cases in her lifetime. This is an example of which of the following epidemic?
Correct Answer: Common source continuous or repeated exposure epidemic
Description: Here the carrier, infected people over a period of time and hence there was no explosive rise in patient cases. But over a long duration many people were affected. So it is a Common source continuous or repeated exposure epidemic. Ref: Park's Textbook of Preventive Medicine, 17th Edition, Page 56.
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