NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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What did John Snow discover about the water pump?
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Human waste was leaking into the well
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Chemicals from factories leaking into the well
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A dead rat in the well
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A boy had fallen into the well
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Snow believed sewage dumped into the river or into cesspools near town wells could contaminate the water supply, leading to a rapid spread of disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Snow conducted pioneering investigations on cholera epidemics in England and particularly in London in 1854 in which he demonstrated that contaminated water was the key source of the epidemics.
Detailed explanation-3: -But it was not until 1854 that the physician John Snow (1813-1858) made a major contribution to fighting cholera when he was able to demonstrate a link between cholera and the contaminated drinking water through his pioneering studies. John Snow was born in York on 15 March 1813.
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