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Apr 2020
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Mary Typhoïde, la première porteuse sain...

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Comment évaluer les porteurs sains du virus susceptibles de contaminer les autres sans même le savoir ? Une question cruciale depuis que la première porteuse saine de l’histoire a été identifiée aux États-Unis dans les années 1900, elle fut surnommée Mary Typhoïde. C’est son histoire que nous raconte le docteur Luc Perino, auteur de Patients Zéros dans ce n ... Show More
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