and cholera. During the industrial revolution, overpopulation and poor socioeconomic conditions led to the spread of a number of infectious diseases in the new urban areas.. Caricature by John Leech ...

Although cholera was known in Britain prior to the nineteenth century, British medics claimed that the epidemic form of the disease had emerged in 1817 in the town of Jessore in what they described as ...

Mary Morrison, Robert's first wife, died of cholera at Macao on 10 June 1821 ... It is therefore noteworthy that Robert Morrison had accompanied Lord Amherst to Peking in 1817 (See note below) and ...

T'puram: A 63-year-old man died of suspected cholera in the state capital. However, the district health administration said that even though cholera was detected during the blood culture ...

Cholera kills thousands of people and infects hundreds of thousands every year—and cases have spiked in recent years, leaving governments with an urgent need to find the best ways to control ...

Cholera is a deadly diarrhoeal disease spread through ingesting contaminated food and water. Entirely preventable, it can kill within hours if a severe case is left untreated. The World Health ...

Nigeria is among the countries affected by the global rise in cholera infections, says the World Health Organisation. The latest data on cholera obtained from WHO showed that from January to March ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister Veena George has urged vigilance as there is a possibility of cholera spreading through contaminated water and food. The minister's alert comes in the wake of a ...

Bermel Giorgis is a revered holy site in Ethiopia, known for its mystical waters. A recent outbreak of drug-resistant cholera has been reported among British nationals who consumed holy water from ...

T'puram: Health minister Veena George has urged vigilance as there is a possibility of cholera spreading through contaminated water and food. The minister's alert comes in the wake of a cholera ...

Kenya's government urged vigilance on Wednesday as it tackles a cholera outbreak that has killed at least five people, a health ministry official said. Cholera is an acute intestinal infection ...

Cases are on the rise Figuring out better plans for managing cholera is especially urgent because outbreaks are on the rise. Cases and deaths have spiked by about a third in the past year, likely ...