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Exploring Dr. John Snow's pivotal role in stopping the 1854 London cholera epidemic and the lasting impact of the Broad Street outbreak on medical history.

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In 1854 an unusually severe outbreak of cholera occurred in London.

While cholera was not an uncommon disease, physicians at the time weren’t sure what caused it.

This time, one doctor took a completely different approach, stopping the epidemic and ushering in a new field of medicine.

Learn more about John Snow and the Broad Street cholera outbreak of 1854 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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