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On the mode of communication of cholera

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The author reviews the spread of cholera and compiles clinical and epidemiological evidence to explain its transmission. He presents case studies documenting person-to-person spread and argues against airborne effluvia, using pathological and fluid analyses to show the morbid agent enters the alimentary canal. Multiple outbreak investigations link localized epidemics to polluted water sources, supported by maps, tables, and comparative mortality data across different water supplies, institutions, and neighborhoods. The work assesses environmental and infrastructural factors such as water-company networks, river contamination, elevation, and dry weather that alter exposure risk.

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Title: On the mode of communication of cholera

Author: John Snow

Release date: February 7, 2024 [eBook #72894]

Language: English

Original publication: London: John Churchill, 1855

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ON THE
MODE OF COMMUNICATION
OF
CHOLERA.

BY
JOHN SNOW, M.D.,
MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, FELLOW OF THE ROYAL MED. AND CHIR. SOCIETY, FELLOW AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.
Second Edition, much Enlarged.
LONDON:
JOHN CHURCHILL, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
M.DCCC.LV.
LONDON:
T. RICHARDS, 37 GREAT QUEEN STREET.