Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-03-08
Por the Journal
History Of Cholera Morbus and
Asiatic. or Epidemic Cholera.

i Asiatic. or Epidemic Cholera.
i These are but three names for tn,
same disease, identical in symptoms
progress, and termination, and only
distinguished by the virulence which
characteristics all diseases when the,
assume an epidemic form. This may
arise from the greater concentration
of the poison producing epidemics
or its more abundant elimination,
whatever may be the cause or causes
such are the facts. We will first
give a brief chronological history of
the three forms of the disease under
the different names that they are
generally known by.
Cholera moibus. This disease has
been described by the earliest med
ieal writer's and probably existed
long before medical record was
made.
Asiatic, or epidemic cholera, or as
sometimes called, spasmodic cholera.
As these names are used indiscrimi
nately we shall treat OF them under
the same head, or rather that of cpl
demic a compound word from the
two Greek words Epi-upon and De
mos, the people;) perhaps from its
autocratic disregard of age, sex, or
condition, exacting the last penalty
from the infant at the breast, or the
aged tottering on the verge of the
grave indiscriminately, without the
aid of judge or jury and most fre.
quently without even the benefit
of clergy. The first account of
epidemic cholera on record is that
CT Bonetus, German physician
of Batavia, who wrote in the year
1929. or PAT years ago; he SAYS,
"besides the diseases above treat
ed OF as endemic, cholera NOR
bus is extremely frequent"
We shall give the description of
the disease BY the authors quoted
when we have concluded its history.
The next account we have of it is
that given by Dr. Paesley, of Madras,
in letter written by him in II74.
He says this disease is true cholera
morbus, the same they had at Trim
comale, { 1869, ,7O) it is often epidemic
among the natives whom it DESTROYS
quickly. Mons. Sonnerat, .xho tray-
elled in Indis fro<Ff774 to 1871,
fStes 9fa ase on sthe Coromau.
dial coast in all respects resembling
cholera morbus as an "epidemical dis
order which reIgns."
At MaurItius, it appears from the
report of the British medical officers
assembled at that place by order of
government, that it prevailed there
in IVA and 1919.
At Canaan, in the report of Mr..
Jameson, Secretary of the Calcutta
medical board, it appears to have
manifested itself pretty freely as an
epidemic in 1871.
In various parts of India, accord
ing to DIR. Curtius, it existed epidem-
lcally from 1882 to 1890.
At Velore, DIR. Duffin, in letter
dated oct. 2S, 1881, says, II returned
yesterday from Arcot; the cholera
morbus RACES with great violence,
many of the men are carried off in
II hours"
1t appeared at Jessore, 62 miles
north east of Calcutta, in August,
1917; at Nudeah in May; at Dccca in
June and July; at Delhi in July,
1918; at Bombay and Madras in Oct.
1878; at Cochen. China, Tonquia and
Canton in 1920; at Java in 1921; at
the Molueca Islands and at Canton
the second time in 1923.
The foregoing notices will proba-
bly, be sufficient with regard to the
earlier history. In our next we will
give an account of its more recent
history and appearance nearer home.
SIGMA.