Fourth cholera pandemic
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The fourth cholera pandemic was the fourth major pandemic of cholera
that spread from 1863 to 1879. It began in the Bengal region, and Indian Muslim pilgrims visiting Mecca spread the disease through the Middle East.
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
that spread from 1863 to 1879. It began in the Bengal region, and Indian Muslim pilgrims visiting Mecca spread the disease through the Middle East.