Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 6CT
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To determine:
The way in which epidemiologist prove or disprove the claim that the cholera epidemic resulted from the fermentation of “nocturnal clouds of vapor”.
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Epidemiology is defined as a branch of science and medicine which provide information about the “incidence, distribution and possible control” of a particular disease.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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