A History of Pandemics

The Cholera Pandemics: Part 1


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Cholera is one of the world's most notorious waterborne diseases and is responsible for SEVEN separate pandemics spanning 150 years.  Join Megan in part one of a two-part series where we dissect each cholera pandemic in detail.  In part one, we will examine the first three cholera pandemics, as well as shine a light on John Snow (no relation to Jon Snow from Game of Thrones), whose work regarding cholera gave him the name "The Father of Epidemiology".  

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A History of PandemicsBy Megan Wang