Cholera : a worldwide history / S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler.

"The "King of Terrors" is more prevalent today than at any time throughout history. In seven major cholera pandemics beginning in 1817, hundreds of thousands of people have died. Although called "The disease of filth," the deadly effects of cholera spared no one, no matter their station in life"-- Provided by publisher.