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Reading1Academicexploration1Fightingcholera1Choleraisadiseasethatistransmittedbydrinkingwatercontaminatedwithbacteria.Itleadstodiarrhea,whichcanresultinhighlevelsofdehydration.Today,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,aroundthreetofivemillionpeopleareinfectedwithcholera.Thesedaysthediseasecansuccessfullybetreatedprovidedthatdrinkingwaterwithaddedsaltisconsumed.Asaresultofthischeapandeffectivetreatment,mostpeoplesurvive.However,thenumberofpeoplethatdiefromcholerastillexceeds100,000everyyear.
Reading1Academicexploration12Aroundtheworldtherehavebeenmanyoutbreaksofcholerathathavekilledmillionsofpeople.DuringtheFirstIndustrialRevolution,thediseasestartedtobecomeanevenbiggerkiller.Transportedbetweenmajortownsandcitiesbypeoplebuyingandsellinggoods,oncethediseasereachedanewarea,manypeoplewerequicklyinfected,anditcausedmanypandemics.Apandemicisanoutbreakofadiseasethatrapidlyleadstolargenumbersofpeoplebeingaffected.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedtocities,theinfrastructureofmanyplacesdidnotundergoadevelopmentprocessattherequiredrate.Sewerswerenotbuiltquicklyenoughtotakehumanwasteaway,andmanymajorriversandothersourcesofwaterbecamepolluted.
Reading1Academicexploration13Intheearlydays,mostpeoplethoughtthatcholerawasspreadthroughpollutedair.Knownasthemiasmatheory,thevisibleeffectsofheavyindustryunderstandablyledpeopletosuspectthatbadairwasthecauseofthepandemic.Theactualcauseofthespreadofinfectiousdiseases–germtheory–wasnotyetknown.Thistheory,suggestedbyLouisPasteur,arguedthatsmallorganisms,toosmalltoseewiththehumaneye,growandreproduceonpeople,plants,andanimals.However,onelocaldoctor,JohnSnow,wasnotconvincedthatthemiasmatheorywashowcholeraspread.
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