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The cholera epidemics in Spain were a series of morbid cholera outbreaks that occurred from the first third of the 19th century until the end of the same century in the large cities of Spain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In total, some 800,000 people died during the four pandemics that occurred in Spain during that century.
The sixth cholera pandemic, which was due to the classical strain of O1, had little effect in western Europe because of advances in sanitation and public health, but major Russian cities and the Ottoman Empire particularly suffered a high rate of cholera deaths. More than 500,000 people died of cholera in Russia from 1900 to 1925, which was a ...
Cholera dissemination across Asia and Europe in 1817–1831. The first cholera pandemic (1817–24) began near Kolkata and spread throughout Southeast Asia to the Middle East, eastern Africa, and the Mediterranean coast. While cholera had spread across India many times previously, this outbreak went farther; it reached as far as China and the ...
Cholera came in seven waves, the last two of which occurred in the 20th century. [citation needed] The first cholera pandemic started in 1816, spread across India by 1820, [19] and extended to Southeast Asia and Central Europe, lasting until 1826. A second cholera pandemic began in 1829, reached Russia, causing the Cholera riots.
First cholera pandemic: 1817–1824 Asia, Europe Cholera: 100,000+ [131] 1820 Savannah yellow fever epidemic 1820 Savannah, Georgia, United States Yellow fever: 700 [132] 1821 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic 1821 Barcelona, Spain Yellow fever: 5,000–20,000 [133] [134] Second cholera pandemic: 1826–1837 Asia, Europe, North America Cholera ...
The second cholera pandemic, known as the Asiatic Cholera Pandemic, arguably starts along the Ganges river. It is the first to reach Europe and North America. Like in the first one, fatalities reach six figures. [17] Cholera: India, western and eastern Asia, Europe, Americas. 1847: Crisis: The 1847 North American typhus epidemic occurs.
Cholera's penetration in Russia began at Baku, a port on the Caspian Sea. The disease spread upstream along the Volga to reach Moscow and St. Petersburg, where morbidity was relatively minor. The official death toll for 1892 was 300,321. The epidemic faded during the winter and 42,250 cholera deaths were recorded in 1893. [19]
Distribution of cholera during the first cholera pandemic Cholera dissemination across Southeast and eastern Asia 1820–1822. After spreading beyond India, the first cholera pandemic hit other parts of Asia and the African coast the hardest. [4] It would not be until later epidemics of cholera that it would ravage Europe and the Americas. [4]