Even by the early 1800s, the concept of waves was seen in tracking the progress of disease. In her latest Apocalypse Then column, Ainsley Hawthorn notes that by the 20th century, waves had transitioned from a means of describing a pandemic's behaviour to a method for predicting it.
Despite their apparent differences, COVID-19 and cholera have much in common, which explains why measures to limit the former, such as decreased travel and increased attention to personal hygiene, brought about a decline in the latter. It also explains why, as pandemic restrictions are lifted, cholera is returning with a vengeance.
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