LEADER 02679nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910780902803321 005 20230721005606.0 010 $a1-383-04523-2 010 $a1-282-38318-3 010 $a9786612383182 010 $a0-19-157170-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000003207 035 $a(EBL)472282 035 $a(OCoLC)505429924 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000335770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11241243 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10277402 035 $a(PQKB)11716679 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472282 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10358295 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4702585 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL238318 035 $a(OCoLC)1024277712 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472282 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000003207 100 $a20120221d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCholera$b[electronic resource] $ethe biography /$fChristopher Hamlin 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (355 p.) 225 1 $aBiographies of disease 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-954624-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of illustrations; Prologue: Home alone; 1 Cholera: the very idea; 2 Cholera finds itself; 3 Citizen cholera; 4 Cholera confuses; 5 Cholera goes into analysis, and dies; 6 Cholera's last laugh; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index 330 $aCholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours.Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe, which suffered several epidemics in the 19th century before John Snow identified the link with water, it is still a serious threat in many parts of the world - Zimbabwe is a recent example. Snow's discovery was one of the great breakthroughs of epidemiology and a wonderful story from the history of science. Later came the discovery of the culprit organism - Cholera vibrio - understanding of its life cycle, and the devel 410 0$aBiographies of disease (Oxford, England) 606 $aCholera$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCholera$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aCholera$xHistory 615 0$aCholera$xHistory 676 $a614.5/14 676 $a616.932 700 $aHamlin$b Christopher$f1951-$01120283 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780902803321 996 $aCholera$93717398 997 $aUNINA