Disease and Water Supply: The Case of Cholera in 19th Century Iran

Authors

Amir A. Afkhami, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health SciencesFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1998

Journal

Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Bulletin Series

Volume

103

Inclusive Pages

205-220

Keywords

Cholera, History, Iran, Water

Abstract

This paper explores why Iran was a particularly fertile ground for repeated visitation of cholera in the 19th century. Along with certain unique Iranian cultural and religious factors, the author demonstrates how Iranian urban ecology, particularly the qanat system, contributed to the fatal spread of the epidemic. These multi-faceted conditions, the author concludes, resulted in distinct modes of disease transmission and mortality in Iran.

APA Citation

Afkhami, A. A. (1998). Disease and Water Supply: The Case of Cholera in 19th Century Iran. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Bulletin Series, 103 (). Retrieved from https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_medicine_facpubs/1377

Peer Reviewed

1

Open Access

1