The first cholera pandemic, also known as the first Asiatic cholera pandemic or Asiatic cholera, lasted from 1817 to 1824. While cholera had spread across India many times previously, this outbreak went further; it reached as far as China and the Caspian Sea before receding. Thousands of people died as a result of this pandemic, including many British soldiers, drawing European attention. This was the first of several cholera pandemics to sweep t...
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