Panic Over Ebola Echoes 19th Century Fear Of Cholera

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 16:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Fears of cholera coming shared a lot in common with fear of Ebola. Graetz 1883 © Historical Society of PennsylvaniaBy Sally Sheard, University of LiverpoolOn October 19 an inspector sent north from London to Sunderland reported a long-awaited arrival: the first British case of cholera. It was 1831 and as part of a second pandemic cholera had again progressed from its Bengal heartland through Europe, before reaching the Baltic ports. It was only a matter of time. read more

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