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. 1954;10(3):421–461.

Cholera studies*,

1. History of the disease

R Pollitzer
PMCID: PMC2542143  PMID: 13160764

Abstract

In this, the first of a series of cholera studies, the history of the disease from its earliest recorded appearance up to 1923 is outlined, and its geographical distribution described. The origins and main routes of spread of the six great pandemics are indicated; possible causes of the variations in mortality which accompanied them are discussed.

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