John Snow's Theory as the Most Important Historic Epidemiology Event to Population Health

EPIDEMIOLOGY DISCUSSION 2
John Snow (1813-858) remains one of the historic epidemiology events that changed the face of the world as it singled out the cause of cholera. Cholera led to lethal diseases in the 19th century and affected Britain's vast parts. The disease was transmitted and spread by bad air or foul smells from decomposing materials during that era (Merrill, 2015). However, the thinking dominated Britain's medical department, which created the general board of health to investigate the act.
However, this was not over until John Snow, respected physician and anesthesiologist of Queen Victoria, showed a significant link between cholera and contaminated water, nullifying the earlier version. Through his pioneering studies, Snow showed the Britain medical board that cholera was not caused by decomposing matter but water contamination from a significant water tank in the country (Falcone et al., 2020). In the long run, the...