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Running head: CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN LONDON
Cholera Outbreak in London
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Question 1
In 1831, the cholera disease struck in London, and very many people, in measures of
hundreds of thousands, lost their lives (Tuthill, 2003). Snow noticed that the disease was
moving north towards Newcastle. His key observations were the signs and symptoms of
cholera, as it was accompanied by queasiness, then the victim would have severe
stomachaches which would then be followed by simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea (Tuthill,
2003). In those days, the physicians had this belief that cholera was a result of miasmas,
which were poisonous air particles arising from dirty and unhyg...