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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.
His study proved contaminated water was the main agent spreading cholera, although he did not identify the contaminant. It would take many years for this message to be believed and fully acted upon. [41] In Spain, over 236,000 died of cholera in the epidemic of 1854–1855. [42]
The fifth cholera pandemic (1881–1896) was the fifth major international outbreak of cholera in the 19th century. ... The pandemic also spread to Spain, ...
While cholera may have been killing people as far back as 400 B.C., it didn't start affecting the Americas until the second cholera pandemic began in 1829.Numerous other cholera pandemics followed ...
In Spain, over 236,000 died of cholera in the epidemic of 1854–55. [27] The disease reached South America in 1854 and 1855, with victims in Venezuela and Brazil. [ 15 ] During the third pandemic, Tunisia, which had not been affected by the two previous pandemics, thought Europeans had brought the disease.
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 third pandemic erupted in 1846, ... spreading from India to Naples and Spain, ... as it did in the Zimbabwean cholera outbreak. ...
Cholera spread throughout the Middle East and was carried to the Russian Empire, Europe, Africa, and North America, in each case spreading via travelers from port cities and along inland waterways. [2] The pandemic reached Northern Africa in 1865 and spread to sub-Saharan Africa, killing 70,000 in Zanzibar in 1869–70. [3]