L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pasteurization, Botulism, Gangrene
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Ghost map- rise of epidemiology and theory of what causes disease. James lind wrote on famous black death of the sea . On high seas british noticed high mortality rate, scurvies, plague of the sea. Paris (1832) -18,000 deaths (2% of the population) Problem in 1830s and 40s; there wasn"t a clear causal mechanism for cholera; but once you figure it out it is simple to prevent and treat it. Associated with a particular environment; stench of bodies was somehow causing the disease miasma theory (belief back then) Public health work was to track down the smell and move people out of them and clean the places up. Chadwick said to take feces and garbage and put into river to get rid of the smell. Cholera was ethicized and racialized, which led to colonization. Cholera was associated with india, maybe b/c a lot of cholera in india, or b/c indian people associated with disease.
