The Pandemic the World Has Forgotten

Cholera has plagued the world for centuries, the disease is responsible for the death of millions and one of the world’s longest pandemics. But what exactly does cholera to the body and how can we prevent it? » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more SICK | » Visit our shop at Cholera was first discovered in the Ganges delta in India and is caused by the bacteria vibrio cholerae. The disease has been around since ancient times with multiple pandemics starting in 1817. There are more than 200 strains of V. cholerae, but only two are known to cause Cholera: O1 which is responsible for most of the recent outbreaks, and O139 which is linked to more isolated cases. So how exactly does the bacteria spread? We sit down with Dr. Anita Zaidi to find out more about cholera’s past, present, and future and what we can learn from the seven cholera pandemics that have occurred in the last 200 years. Watch t