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    masses?. I’ll be investigating the author’s style of writing in narrating a factual disaster in the history of bacterial plague. Summary This book is based on two major characters‚ which includes Jon Snow and Whitehead in a place infected with cholera ( life threatening bacteria). These two men lived on Broad Street‚ London‚ near the Soho river. This book is an endeavor to recount the account of that meeting way that does equity to the numerous entities that made it conceivable: from the imperceptible

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    Even to those who lived past it‚ it caused a great amount of suffering. There were very many deadly diseases in the Victorian Era. Smallpox cholera‚ and scarlet fever are all three very deadly. Overall they were diseases you definitely did not want to catch in the Victorian era because back then you would just die there was no treatment. Smallpox cholera‚ and scarlet fever are all three very deadly. Overall they were diseases you definitely did not want to catch in the Victorian era because back

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    September 28‚ 2011 Outline I- Introduction: the thoughts and ideas about diseases. II- Body: living conditions/ why they got sick 1. How the filth and grime led to diseases 2. Home-remedies 3. Death III- Body: Diseases 1. Cholera 2. Tuberculosis 3. Typhus IV- Body: Treatments and medical discoveries 1. Why they started caring about sanitation and hygiene 2. How they cured it before medicine 3. Discoveries V- Conclusion: close it off restate thesis

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    be propelled by the industrialization of England. This same change in infrastructure also caused Cholera to be rampant amongst the population. In the book “Cholera: The Victorian Plague” by Amanda Thomas‚ she reveals the negative impact cholera had on the Victorian population as well as what causes it. She describes cholera and its effects as

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    people are very sick and some are even dying. Some of the main disease are tuberculosis‚ cholera‚ and malaria. We need to find a way for Rwanda to get equipment they need to fight these diseases‚ and keep this away. Suppling Rwanda with needed equipment will hopefully improved the health of people and keep them from getting the diseases again. The Problem

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    were many diseases. Including cholera‚ typhus‚ the deadly black plague‚ and many more. One of histories most deadly killers‚ cholera‚ was caused by mostly by bad sanitation. When someone swallowed food or water contaminated by the feces of the victim‚ the become infected. Any contact with bathroom‚ clothing‚ or bedding that was used by the victim is also another way to become infected. Symptoms include extreme diarrhea‚ sharp muscle cramps‚ and fever and vomiting. Cholera is rapid acting and death occurs

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    In the 19th century‚ it was a common occurrence to die at an early age. Disease and sickness were easy to come by and if not everyone‚ almost everyone came across it and was infected with a disease. During and before the 1800s‚ most babies didn’t even survive infancy. It is proven that only one-third of the children lived past the age of nine. This also meant that those who did survive past the age of nine were still capable of catching fatal diseases. Fatal diseases were everywhere and were easy

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    growing towns of Britain were characterised by overcrowding‚ poor housing‚ bad water and disease. In 1842‚ Edwin Chadwick argued that disease was the main reason for poverty‚ and that preventing disease would reduce the poor rates. In 1848‚ a cholera epidemic terrified the government into doing something about prevention of disease‚ through both public and individual health measures. Further measures included: • In 1848 the first Public Health Act caused the setting up of a Board of Health‚

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    growing industries. Between 1760 and 1870 the population of Britain doubled‚ causing many problems throughout these industrial cities. Disease accounted for many deaths in industrial cities during the industrial revoloution. Diseases such as typhus‚ cholera and tuberculosis spread rapidly mainly due to a lack of hygiene and their lack of knowledge about the diseases and how to cure them. As cities became more and more crowded‚ the diseases spread throughout the rising population. There were many diseases

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    occurred in the new and thriving industrial centers of America‚ where rapid urbanization had not provided for adequate sanitation or living conditions for the burgeoning middle class. Major epidemics were caused by such diseases as yellow fever‚ cholera‚ tuberculosis (TB)‚ influenza‚ measles‚ scarlet fever‚ malaria‚ and diphtheria. The average American city during the 19th century was a breeding ground for the frequent epidemics that occurred‚ killing thousands. Port cities were particularly susceptible

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