- People in the 19th century thought that the cause of cholera
was originally from direct contact with dirty, decaying items. It
was also thought to beinhaled through the air, in a miasma or bad
air. They also believed that those oflower standings were more
likely to get the disease when in contact with these items.
-The treatment used in the 19th century consisted of at home
treatment with doctors using methods of bleeding (use of leeches to
make the patient bleedout the disease) and opium. The upper class
used methods of electric treatments.They also made sure to improve
their sanitary conditions. There were sermons oncholera as well as
turmoil due to mass funerals.
- At the end of the 19th century, Europe and North America
basically completely got rid of cholera. This could be due to the
better living conditions aswell as the better sanitary
conditions.
