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Item Efforts, past and present, to stop the spread of a disease: a comparison of cholera and COVID-19(2021) Danyleyko, Andrew; Forth, AidanBefore scientific understanding was fully realized, the common belief about the causes of sickness were misunderstood and were often attributed to supernatural forces. Thanks to the efforts of doctors in London during the cholera outbreak in 1854, people now have a better understanding of what causes diseases, how they spread, and how that information can be used to save lives. This paper will show how Dr. Jon Snow’s contributions to epidemiology are just as relevant today regarding COVID-19 as they were when they were first proposed in 1854 for cholera.Item Trusting science in the face of disease: COVID-19 and 19th century cholera(2021) Miller, Hailey; Forth, AidanThis essay highlights the similarities between the cholera pandemic in 19th century Britain, and the COVID pandemic that we are currently facing. It mostly covers the changing practices in science and how the cholera pandemic can be used as a case study to help with the modern reactions towards COVID-19.