Project Gutenberg 2024-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 285 Snow, John 1813 1858 07030796 On the mode of communication of cholera 2nd edition, much enlarged. $aLondon :$bJohn Churchill, $c1855. Richard Tonsing, MWS, (Maps provided by The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Website), and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "On the Mode of Communication of Cholera" by John Snow is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work is pivotal in the field of epidemiology, as it explores the causes and transmission methods of cholera, focusing particularly on the role of contaminated water. John Snow, a prominent physician, uses empirical evidence to argue against the prevailing miasma theory of disease transmission, positing instead that cholera spreads through specific contaminated sources, particularly water supplies. At the start of the publication, Snow sets the stage by providing a history of cholera, including its emergence in India and its spread to Europe. He references various case studies and outbreak instances, emphasizing personal accounts and the significance of geography and population density on the disease's spread. Snow's methodology involves a detailed analysis of epidemic patterns and exceptions which defy the then-accepted theories of airborne transmission. His observations lead him to assert that cholera is primarily transmitted through water contaminated with the bodily fluids of infected individuals, thereby framing cholera as a communicable disease that could be managed through improved sanitation and clean water supply systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20150208203315snow 1855 GB Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Cholera RC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine Category: Environmental Issues 584307 2025-09-29T03:55:37.435466 text/html 557556 2024-02-07T14:24:10 text/html 2883339 2025-09-29T03:55:53.245392 application/epub+zip 2893100 2025-09-29T03:55:42.047414 application/epub+zip 262217 2025-09-29T03:55:38.740424 application/epub+zip 2586802 2025-09-29T03:55:59.664369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2557383 2025-09-29T03:55:50.134386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497293 2025-09-29T03:55:35.317450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477330 2024-02-07T14:24:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16365 2025-09-29T03:55:59.832376 application/rdf+xml 7925 2025-09-29T03:55:39.055418 image/jpeg 1293 2025-09-29T03:55:38.897409 image/jpeg 9203763 2025-09-29T03:55:37.533511 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia