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feb 8, 1897 - 1897: Hamburg, Altona, and Cholera is Proven to be Germs

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An outbreak of cholera based around Hamburg on the river Elba ended up proving germ theory when it came clear that nearby Altona, who filtered their water, did not also get cholera.

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Disease Through History: Important Points in Human Civilization As Told Through Illness

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feb 8, 1897
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~ 128 years ago
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