
On the Mode of Communication of Cholera
Second Edition, Much Enlarged
John Snow(Author)
Cosimo Classics (Publisher)
Published on 30. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-1-64679-177-4 (ISBN)
Description
"I arrived at the conclusion in the latter part of 1848, that cholera is communicated by the evacuations from the alimentary canal."
-John Snow, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 1848
On the Mode of Communication of Cholera-Second Edition, Much Enlarged (1854) is the follow-up to an earlier short essay (also available from Cosimo Classics) by English physician John Snow, in which he stated his theory that diseases such as cholera and the plague were not caused by bad air, but by germs that were spread by contaminated water, dirty clothing, and fecal contact. At a time when the germ theory of disease was not yet known, Snow's theory was revolutionary and laid the groundwork for modern epidemiology.
In this expanded edition, Snow adds his new findings, including his investigation of the role of the water supply in the cholera epidemic of 1854 in the Soho neighborhood of London.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64679-177-4 (9781646791774)
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JOHN SNOW (1813-1858) was an English physician, known as "the father of modern epidemiology" for his groundbreaking studies of cholera and medical hygiene. He also was one of the first doctors to study and use surgical anesthetics, such as chloroform and ether. Among his related works are On the Inhalation of the Vapor of Ether and On Chloroform and Other Anaesthetics and Their Action and Administration.