cholera
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
causative agent | vibrio cholerae bacteria |
zoonosis | yes |
transmission | fecal-oral |
reservoir | originally- ganges river |
old/emerging | old |
old/new world | old |
prevention | clean water, sewage disposal, stop immigration |
current | still in developing countries |
how it kills | by dehyrdation |
petterkoffer | idea that cholera was caused by a miasma |
snow | idea that cholera was caused by a poison |
koch | idea that cholera was caused by germ/contagion |
cholera riots | in russia |
impacts | quarantine, stop immigration, sanitation techniques, toilets |
currently | still in some developing countries |
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