Industrial: Cholera Epidemics Flashcards
1
Q
What outbreak did John Snow monitor?
A
Soho outbreak of 1858
2
Q
What did he identify about cholera?
A
It is a waterborne disease
3
Q
How did Snow make his discovery?
A
He used scientific methods to track the location of deaths from cholera surrounding the Broadstreet pump
4
Q
When was Snow proved correct?
A
1883 when Koch identified the germ causing cholera
5
Q
Why was Snow’s work limited?
A
He had no knowledge of germs so couldn’t explain his findings causing the government to reject his idea
