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Halley's Comet and Cholera

The Anthropocene Reviewed

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How to Stop the Cholera Pandemic

In 18 52, a third cholera pandemic appeared and it would be the deadliest yet. It was during this outbreak that humans began to make serious progress in understanding the disease. The sixth pandemic, which began in 18 99, killed more than 800 thousand people in india. Inexpensive oral rehydration treatment and improved global health investments have made cholera less deadly but still there are tens of thousands of deaths every year.

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