[Ep1 ] The Battle with Cholera - John Snow [Public Health Influencers]

In mid-19th century London, John Snow, a bold physician, challenged the idea that Cholera was caused by bad air, proving instead that contaminated water was to blame. His investigations led to groundbreaking discoveries, laying the foundation for modern epidemiology. A public health classic retold with a modern twist…

#publichealth #medicalhistory #epidemiology #gis #cholera #investigations

References:
1. Snow SJ. John Snow: the making of a hero? Lancet. 2008 Jul 5;372(9632):22-3.
2. Tulchinsky TH. John Snow, Cholera, the Broad Street Pump; Waterborne Diseases Then and Now. Case Studies in Public Health. 2018;77-99.

Created by: Dr Ranil Appuhamy
Narrated by: James Clark
Creative Assistance: Neha

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[smfknj]

I don’t think he got cholera, I think he just chose to take the black

[tonayflattum-riemers]

The most historically butchered story there is. Snows south London study is what established the relationship between cholera and water. That was the methodology that would be replicated and reapplied in 1866, London last cholera outbreak. The broad street pump outbreak was always the most silly argument ever. The epi curve does not support the role of the pump, examination of the pump water does not support the role pump, the actual epidemiological study does not support the role of the pump. This is just silly