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removedsothatitcouldnotbeused.Throughthisintervention
,
thedisease
wasstoppedinitstracks.
ThetruthwasthatthewaterfromtheBroadStreetpumphadbeeninfectedby
waste.Moreover
,
Snowwaslaterabletoshowalink
betweenothercasesof
choleraandthedifferentwatercompaniesinLondon.Somecompaniessoldwaterfrom
theRiverThamesthatwaspollutedbyraw
waste.Thepeoplewhodrankthis
waterweremuchmorelikelytogetcholerathanthosewhodrankpure
orboiled
water.
ThroughSnow
stirelessefforts
,
watercompaniesbegantosellcleanwater
,
andthethreatofcholeraaroundtheworldsawasubstantial
decrease
.
However
,
choleraisstillaproblem.Eachyear
,
millionsofpeoplearoundtheworld
getcholeraandmanydiefromit.Fortunately
,
wenowknowhowtopreventcholera
,
thanksto
theworkofJohnSnow.Moreover
,
inhisuseofmapsandstatistics
,
Snowtransformed
thewayscientistsstudydiseases.Forthisreason
,
Snowisconsideredthefatherofmodernepidemiology
.
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①cholera/
̍
k
ɒ
l
ə
r
ə
/
n
.霍乱
②severe/s
ɪ
̍
v
ɪə
(
r
)
/
adj
.极为恶劣的
;
十分严重的
;
严厉的
③diarrhoea/
̩
da
ɪə
̍
r
ɪə
/
n
.腹泻
④dehydration/
̩
diːha
ɪ
̍
dre
ɪʃ
n/
n
.脱水
⑤frustrated/fr
ʌ
̍
stre
ɪ
t
ɪ
d/
adj
.懊恼的
;
沮丧的
;
失意的
⑥onceandforall最终地
;
彻底地
⑦contradictory/
̩
k
ɒ
ntr
ə
̍
d
ɪ
kt
ə
ri/
adj
.相互矛盾的
;
对立的
;
不一致的
⑧infection/
ɪ
n
̍
fek
ʃ
n/
n
.感染
;
传染
infect/
ɪ
n
̍
fekt/
vt
.使感染
;
传染
⑨germ/d
ʒɜ
ːm/
n
.微生物
;
细菌
;
病菌
⑩subscribe/s
ə
b
̍
skra
ɪ
b/
vi
.认购
(
股份
);
定期订购
;
定期交纳
(
会费
)
subscribeto同意
;
赞同
proof/pruːf/
n
.证据
;
证明
;
检验
so...that如此
……
以至于
multiple/
̍
m
ʌ
lt
ɪ
pl/
adj
.数量多的
;
多种多样的