Some thought it was carried in the air. This was the miasma theory, that "bad air" was responsible for the dread disease. It was thought that night air was especially bad, --- the clingy thick London fogs, laden with coal smoke and other stinks. But, the intestinal disease was water born...
Cholera was in horrendous epidemic proportions in the East End slums of London in Victorian times. It was fatal. Then, Doctor Snow discovered that the source of the infection was a pump. He had the police remove the pump's handle. The citizens of the area were outraged. They didn't
understand...
Today, cholera is treated mostly with re-hydration, with glucose and physiological saline, either given by mouth or intravenously.
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