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EgyptĖ 1883 Cholera epidemic in Cairo. In late June 1883, the first cases of cholera in Egypt, recently occupied by the British Empire in 1882, occurred in the port city of Damietta on the Mediterranean coast and rapidly spread in the Nile Delta and throughout the country in the summer and autumn, [26] "notwithstanding cordons maintained with a degree of severity and cruelty almost unexampled ...
An outbreak of cholera in Chicago in 1854 took the lives of 5.5% of the population (about 3,500 people). [16] [33] In 1853–54, London's epidemic claimed 10,738 lives. Throughout Spain, cholera caused more than 236,000 deaths in 1854–55. [34] In 1854, it entered Venezuela; Brazil also suffered in 1855. [26]
The hog cholera vaccine was the first tissue culture vaccine, human or veterinary, ever produced. The company expanded considerably during World War II as a consequence of government contracts for blood plasma and penicillin. After Edward Cutter's death, his three sons—Robert K. Cutter (president), Edward "Ted" A. Cutter Jr. (vice-president ...
The Washington County Historical Society archives hold many stories of the lives of those who came before us.
After a few failed attempts at attenuating the virus, he extracted spinal fluid from rabbits with rabies and left the flasks open to air out and dry. This method finally decreased the virulence of the rabies virus. [49] [60] Dom Pedro III wanted Pasteur to test this successful vaccine on human subjects; specifically convicts sentenced
As of August 23, there were 1,770 cases of cholera reported with 68 deaths. [120] Between October 2021 and 30 January 2023, there were 15,220 reported cases of cholera in Cameroon, with 306 deaths. [121] Between January 2022 and 5 February 2022, there were 24,263 cases and 612 cholera deaths reported in Nigeria. [121]
The third cholera pandemic (1846–1860) was the third major outbreak of cholera originating in India in the 19th century that reached far beyond its borders, which researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) believe may have started as early as 1837 and lasted until 1863. [1]
Scientists discovered a new syndrome linked to the COVID-19 vaccines that causes persistent biological changes and chronic flu-like symptoms Gloved hands administering Covid vaccine into a person ...