Bicol University College of Arts and Letters Legazpi City A Research Paper Presented To BUCAL Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Writing in the Discipline By: Jonathan A. Bermejo Jose C. Canale Jr. AB PHILO - I‚ MARCH 2012 Chapter I THE PROBLEM Introduction It is a fact that water is important for humans to survive. Our body needs water so it can function properly. According to World Health Organization‚ The safety and accessibility of drinking water are
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such as the lower class people. Moreover in the 19th century‚ there was an episode of cholera outbreak which claimed so many lives. The cholera episode that was killing people became an interest to Dr John Snow (1813-1858). He did various investigations and he eventually found pointed out in his investigation a particular water supply that was coming from the contaminated River Thames was the cause of the cholera outbreak. In Beveridge’s report in the 20th century‚ it helped to bring a change to the
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states history. Travelers ventured into uncharted territory and faced elements unknown. The journey was treacherous and stretched over 2‚000 miles. Settlers faced death in many ways‚ but by far disease was the most gruesome. Typhoid fever and Cholera were some common diseases they faced. These were spread effectively by drinking contaminated water. Other common diseases were Measles and Dysentery. Due to illness on the trail 6-10% of pioneers died on the trail. Typhoid fever is a infectious
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Liverpool 34 Wiltshire 49 In Chadwick’s report it shows that people who earn more money live longer in all areas but overall Wiltshire has a higher life expectancy. John Snow John Snow’s report was published in 1849. He investigated the reason why cholera in the 1848and he thought it as a medical apprentice. He noted that the deaths had occurred between 19th august and 30th September 1854. More deaths where on broad street than anywhere else
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philippine studies Ateneo de Manila University • Loyola Heights‚ Quezon City • 1108 Philippines Agents of Apocalypse‚ by De Bevoise Review Author: David Keck Philippine Studies vol. 45‚ no. 3 (1997): 431–433 Copyright © Ateneo de Manila University Philippine Studies is published by the Ateneo de Manila University. Contents may not be copied or sent via email or other means to multiple sites and posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s written permission. Users may download and print
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the Cuban culture and changed their names two years after arriving to Cuba. When he was 13 years old‚ Finlay was sent to France in order to start the first stage of formal education. He was later sent back to back to Cuba because he developed cholera. The cholera made it hard for him to talk so he had to enroll in speech therapy. He went to Europe again but delayed in coming to France because of the political turmoil during that time.
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famine in the area. Finally‚ the lecturer contends that Cholera is only caused due to drinking polluted water but the Harappan civilization had water system which guaranteed them access to clean water. The lecturer highlights that they also had sewer system to keep the dirty water away to prevent any contamination of the water. This argument presented in the lecture surely opposes the idea proposed in the reading that because Cholera spreads through water‚ it is very likely for the people of the
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Snow faced a challenge of finding out about how individual were falling ill and die‚ the individuals who were dying were dying of cholera. John snow was able to document individuals who were diagnosed with cholera‚ whilst he documented them he realised that most of the cholera patients got their water supply from one pump on board street. When John snow spoke to the cholera victims they all confirmed that they had used the pump. John Snow made people realise that the infectious disease was coming from
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foreignness was feared. Nearly every ethnic group that has migrated to the United States‚ Kraut wrote‚ was greeted by hostility. During America’s peak immigration period between 1890 and the 1920’s ‚ Americans have blamed the Irish for bringing cholera‚ the Italians for bringing polio‚ the Chinese for carrying bubonic plague‚ the Jews for spreading tuberculosis‚ and the Haitians for bringing AIDS. Kraut describes the relationship among
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infections‚ diarrhea‚ and respiratory infections. Langerhans cells and macrophages defend against microbes. Anyone can be infected by bacteria and there doesn’t have to be a lot of it in order to be infected. Vibrio cholera is a bacterium that causes cholera outbreaks around the world. Cholera isn’t common in the U.S. anymore but you should be careful when visiting out of state. Another bacterium found around the world is E. coli O157:H7. It produces a bloody diarrhea. It’s also a part of food contamination
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