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Erer S., Erdemir A.
Vesalius: Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae, vol.16, no.1, pp.41-48, 2010 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Abstract
Cholera spread all over the world
starting from India
and made major outbreaks. Cholera, a highly effective disease, also had been a
pioneer effect on taking health measures worldwide. The first international
health organization and health conferences organized in different countries to
determine preventive measures and treatments for cholera. In this article, preventive
measures and treatments for cholera in the 19th century in the
Ottoman period were analyzed according to Republic of Turkey Prime
Ministry Ottoman Archives and compared with the current methods.