Cholera
Subtitle: a worldwide history
By: S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler
Contributors: Gessler, J. E., author
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9780786472420; 9781476613642
Subjects: Cholera; History
Description: "The "King of Terrors" is more prevalent today than at any time throughout history. In seven major cholera pandemics beginning in 1817, hundreds of thousands of people have died. Although called "The disease of filth," the deadly effects of cholera spared no one, no matter their station in life"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-391) and index.