Most likely it'd be from drinking infected water. Because there were no laws on housing back then, builders didn't build loos in houses to save money. Every one on a street shared a pit for a toilet, which often over flowed into the river. The sewage was a breeding ground for e.coli. People drank the dirty river water as they were poor. Aswell, people lived in very poor conditions (again due to lack of laws on building). So you'd be on a cold, concrete floor, in the dark, no light, little clean air, dirt and rats around you, no furniture and no food if you were infected (why waste food on the dying?) when you had caught cholera.
So to sum it up, e.coli bread in sewage, that over flowed into the river which people drank.
The Italian scientist, Filippo Pacini, would gain prominence for his discovery of Vibrio cholera
rabies has no known cure.
The most convenient cure for cholera is preventing it from occurring in the first place. If a person is infected, the cure for cholera involves treatment with fluid replacement and possibly antibiotics. If treatments for cholera are started in a timely manner and in adequate volumes, a cure for cholera is possible in greater than 99% of cases.
Ther is no such thing as a cholera vaccine. Best cure is hydration an avoiding spread by exercising strict hygiene.
Wilhelm Kolle who was a German bacteriologist was the first to discover the cholera and typhoid vaccines in 1896.
Less than 1%, i'd think. Living conditions were terrible.
Your answer is here!!!!! I found this will doing research on cholera for university. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/cholera.html Jeremy, France.
Only antibiotics will really help. The only way to cure cholera is with time and replenishing the body fluids. The antibiotics will slow the bacteria for it to be eliminated by the white blood cells.
There is no single "cure" for cholera, as it is primarily treated through rehydration and electrolyte replacement rather than a specific cure. However, significant advancements in understanding and treating cholera occurred in the 19th century, particularly with the work of individuals like John Snow, who traced an outbreak in London to contaminated water in 1854. The development of effective oral rehydration solutions in the 20th century has greatly reduced mortality rates associated with cholera.
To re-hydrate a victim of cholera in the 1800's, you could mix sugar, salt, and water and drink in large amounts.
Zimri Hussey has written: 'A comprehensive and practical treatise on the prevention and cure of epidemic cholera' -- subject(s): Cholera
On the Oregon Trail, to cure Cholera they would give the infected person laudanum (an opium tincture useful in combating the disease). If the travelers didn't have laudanum, they would increase fluid and salt intake to prevent dehydration, and give the person lots of rest.