Cholera originated in India only in the basin of river of Ganges. It should have been there for thousands of years. Cholera killed eight million people in India, in an epidemic, which lasted from 1900 to 1920.
September 24, 1994
cholera affects the countries which have poverty & cannot afford clean water. ie India Brazil and Peru.
Cholera is not eradicated from the India. It is not possible to eradicate the cholera from India, in near future. Cholera is maintained in the community with many subclinical cases. Some of the people develop the severe form of cholera. With the majority people living in the villages and slums, they do not have access to good medical care. So many people die of dehydration, in isolated incidences.
they died because of cholera
because of the lack of sanitary conditions
2% in united states 50% in Africa 30% in India 22% in china
Mary lived in India prior to moving in with her Uncle.Mary moved from India because her parents died of cholera.
Cholera is caused by the bacteria called as vibrio cholerae. These bacteria are excreted in very large number in loose motion of the cholera patient. These bacteria are transmitted through contaminated water and by flies, at times by hands to other people.
John Foulds died on April 24, 1939, in Calcutta, India of cholera.
Waldemar Haffkine (1860 - 1930) was a microbiologist who worked at the Pasteur Institute in France. He bravely tested the cholera vaccine on himself and also thousands of people in India. He dedicated his inspiration for the vaccine to Louis Pasteur.
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cholera is poopy.
In cholera vaccination you are injected the dead cells of cholera. So you get antibodies to cholera. This vaccine is not very effective. The protection rate is some where 50 to 60 % only. So you can not keep faith on the vaccine for protection from cholera.