E17 - Diseases of the 19th Century - Part A

Send us Fan Mail Deadly epidemics swept through 19th-century cities with terrifying regularity, leaving medical practitioners like Drs. Watts and Mayo powerless against invisible killers they couldn't understand. What made these diseases so devastating, and how did we finally conquer them? Our medical expert takes us through the horrifying reality of cholera – nicknamed "the blue death" for the distinctive colour it turned victims' skin. The disease could kill within hours ...