Cholera [electronic resource] : the biography / Christopher Hamlin.

Cholera [electronic resource] : the biography / Christopher Hamlin.

9780191571701 (electronic book)
0191571709 (electronic book)
9780199546244
9786612383182

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

English

1 online resource (x, 344 pages) : illustrations, map.

RA644.C3 H28 2009eb

614.5/14

Cholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours.Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe, which suffered several epidemics in the 19th century before John Snow identified the link with water, it is still a serious threat in many parts of the world - Zimbabwe is a recent example. Snow's discovery was one of the great breakthroughs of epidemiology and a wonderful story from the history of science. Later came the discovery of the culprit organism - Cholera vibrio - understanding of its life cycle, and the devel

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