Spread Of Cholera Research Paper

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Water pollution is the major cause of cholera spreading. Many cholera pandemics occurred across countries that contain polluted water resources. For example, the main cause of the first cholera pandemic spread was the fifth most polluted river in the world, the Ganges River in India. Because this river was the lifeline for Indian people, they were the first people who got infected by cholera. Transmission of cholera bacteria from Ganges River to adjacent seas and rivers by ships, result in the spread of cholera infection to India adjacent countries. Moreover, in 1849, an English scientist confirmed that polluted water was the major cause of cholera spreading in London. He investigated cholera patients’ environment, and he noticed that all cholera

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