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100 1 _aSnow, John,
_d1813-1858
245 1 0 _aOn the mode of communication of cholera
250 _a2nd edition, much enlarged.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-07
508 _aRichard Tonsing, MWS, (Maps provided by The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Website), and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"On the Mode of Communication of Cholera" by John Snow is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work is pivotal in the field of epidemiology, as it explores the causes and transmission methods of cholera, focusing particularly on the role of contaminated water. John Snow, a prominent physician, uses empirical evidence to argue against the prevailing miasma theory of disease transmission, positing instead that cholera spreads through specific contaminated sources, particularly water supplies. At the start of the publication, Snow sets the stage by providing a history of cholera, including its emergence in India and its spread to Europe. He references various case studies and outbreak instances, emphasizing personal accounts and the significance of geography and population density on the disease's spread. Snow's methodology involves a detailed analysis of epidemic patterns and exceptions which defy the then-accepted theories of airborne transmission. His observations lead him to assert that cholera is primarily transmitted through water contaminated with the bodily fluids of infected individuals, thereby framing cholera as a communicable disease that could be managed through improved sanitation and clean water supply systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: John Churchill, 1855
653 _aCholera
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72894
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