MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Small pox
|
|
|
cholera
|
|
|
flu
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Cholera affects both children and adults and can kill within hours if untreated. Most people infected with V. cholerae do not develop any symptoms, although the bacteria are present in their faeces for 1-10 days after infection and are shed back into the environment, potentially infecting other people.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Public Health Act of 1875 later helped to eliminate this problem as local authorities replaced the local boards which became responsible for the provision of clean water, proper drainage and sewage systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Cholera They called it the blue death. As dehydration racked the body, blood would begin to thicken in patients’ veins; starved of oxygen, their skin would turn a sickly shade of blue.