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What did John Snow demonstrate as the key source of cholera epidemics in England?
What did John Snow demonstrate as the key source of cholera epidemics in England?
In which city did John Snow conduct pioneering investigations on cholera epidemics?
In which city did John Snow conduct pioneering investigations on cholera epidemics?
What led to the cessation of the cholera epidemic in the Soho district of London?
What led to the cessation of the cholera epidemic in the Soho district of London?
Where did the frequent large-scale cholera epidemics in European cities primarily originate from in the 19th century?
Where did the frequent large-scale cholera epidemics in European cities primarily originate from in the 19th century?
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What was the key source of the cholera epidemics as demonstrated by John Snow's investigations?
What was the key source of the cholera epidemics as demonstrated by John Snow's investigations?
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In which century was cholera a major global scourge with frequent large-scale epidemics in European cities?
In which century was cholera a major global scourge with frequent large-scale epidemics in European cities?
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What did John Snow's investigation of the Soho district in London lead to?
What did John Snow's investigation of the Soho district in London lead to?
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What was the outcome of removing the handle of the Broad Street pump during the cholera epidemic?
What was the outcome of removing the handle of the Broad Street pump during the cholera epidemic?
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What does the epidemiological analysis exclude in relation to the plague described in the text?
What does the epidemiological analysis exclude in relation to the plague described in the text?
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What does the mass grave discovered in 2001, related to the plague years, reveal?
What does the mass grave discovered in 2001, related to the plague years, reveal?
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Which category does the plague described fall into?
Which category does the plague described fall into?
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What is the likely cause of the sudden epidemic described in the text?
What is the likely cause of the sudden epidemic described in the text?
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When did the epidemic break, as described in the text?
When did the epidemic break, as described in the text?
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What is the duration of the epidemic described in the text?
What is the duration of the epidemic described in the text?
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What disease caused the Plague of Athens, based on the modern literature?
What disease caused the Plague of Athens, based on the modern literature?
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Which methodology has shed new light on the identification of the disease that caused the Plague of Athens?
Which methodology has shed new light on the identification of the disease that caused the Plague of Athens?
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According to Thucydides' careful description, what clinical symptoms did the Athenian plague exhibit?
According to Thucydides' careful description, what clinical symptoms did the Athenian plague exhibit?
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What has mathematical modeling allowed for in the study of the Plague of Athens?
What has mathematical modeling allowed for in the study of the Plague of Athens?
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What was the population impact of the Plague of Athens?
What was the population impact of the Plague of Athens?
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Who left an eye-witness account of the Plague of Athens?
Who left an eye-witness account of the Plague of Athens?
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