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Health, 09.07.2019 03:00, Carrchris021

Determined the cause of a london cholera epidemic to be the broad street pump water source:

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Social Studies, 15.07.2019 15:30, hunttj

When comparing cholera outbreaks of the past and present, we said that 19th-century london and present-day zimbabwe have poor healthcare by modern standards. how can we explain the poor healthcare in these situations? a. both countries lack or lacked the resources to treat water. b. both countries are or were unaware of the cause of cholera. c. london lacked resources to treat water, and zimbabwe does not know the source of cholera. d. london did not know the source of cholera, and zimbabwe lacks the resources to treat water.

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History, 24.07.2019 07:30, prettygirlgwen24

Read the passage about dr. john snow. in 1849, doctor john snow began to question the long-held beliefs that disease was caused by “bad air.” when a cholera epidemic broke out in london, he interviewed residents of the hardest-hit areas. he mapped cases of the disease and determined that they were centered around a particular water pump. to test his theory that contaminated water was to blame, he convinced local leaders to disable the pump by removing the pump’s handle. the outbreak came to an end.what was dr. snow’s hypothesis? cholera was caused by “bad air.” cases were centered around a water pump. contaminated water caused cholera. leaders should disable the water pump.

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Geography, 28.07.2019 06:30, AnaiyaKirksey8

Dr snow took a sample of water from the pump, and, on examining it under a microscope, found that it contained "white, flocculent particles." by 7 september, he was convinced that these were the source of infection, and he took his findings to the board of guardians of st james's parish, in whose parish the pump fell. though they were reluctant to believe him, they agreed to remove the pump handle as an experiment. when they did so, the spread of cholera dramatically stopped . . at the end of september the outbreak was all but over, with the death toll standing at 616 . . “broad street pump outbreak.” ucla department of epidemiology. university of california, los angeles, school of public health. web. 22 jun. 2011. based on the excerpt above, how could other societies use the information dr. snow discovered about cholera? a. they would know that cholera, although dangerous, lasts only a few weeks. b. they would know that cholera is dangerous and is caused by white, flocculent particles, but they would still have trouble limiting the spread of the disease. c. knowing that cholera is spread by air, they could take necessary precautions to ensure that infected people don’t come into contact with healthy people. d. knowing that cholera is spread by contaminated water, they could take necessary precautions to make sure they had clean water supplies.

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English, 09.10.2019 20:30, Jasten

The following information is taken directly from exercise 3 in the chem 111/112 laboratory manual. "another example of excellence in the presentation of data comes from a study on the cholera outbreak in london in 1854 drawn by john snow. by overlaying the residences of the casualties on a city map that showed sources of water, the pump on broad street appears to be clearly implicated in the transmission of the disease." while writing your report, you use this source for background information about data presentation as follows: "an example of excellence in data presentation comes from a study of the cholera outbreak in london in 1854. john snow created a city map that showed the residences of the casualties and sources of water. according to this map, the pump on broad street appears to be clearly implicated in the transmission of the disease."3 you use the following citation for the report: "3. leung, t. w., lab manual" was this cited correctly

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