The People's Health: Industrial era-Cholera. Flashcards
1
Q
where did it originate?
A
Asia.
2
Q
how did it spread?
A
via trade routes.
3
Q
when did it arrive in Britain?
A
October 1831.
4
Q
what symptoms did it cause?
A
vomiting, stomach cramps, watery/ yellow diarrhoea, bluing of the skin.
5
Q
when could the infected person be expected to be dead or cured by?
A
often died within 24 hours of being infected.
6
Q
how did it spread and was it quick?
A
spread rapidly through contaminated water.
7
Q
how many did it kill?
A
over 30,000 people in the 1831-1832 epidemic.
over 60,000 people in the 1848-1849 epidemic.
further outbreaks in 1853-1854 and 1865-1866 were less severe but overall disease claimed lives of over 10,000 people.
