The Cholera Pandemics: A Plague of Persistence and Progress
Cholera, a disease born of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has long been a shadow over human history, carving paths of devastation through its seven pandemics. Emerging in the Ganges Delta in 1817, it exploited burgeoning trade routes, transforming connectivity into a weapon of mass transmission. From the bustling streets of 19th-century London, where John Snow's discovery of contaminated water revolutionized epidemiology, to the ongoing seventh pandemic fueled by the ...
Read More