The story of cholera

1. Tiny germs of cholera spread through the ________river.

• polluted

• major

• supply

• effective

1. Flies carried cholera and it spread when people ate with unwashed hands, which is a _____ source of illness.

• infected

• major

• gather

• supply

1. One immediate concern was the ______ of safe water so people wouldn't get sick.

• associate

• gather

• supply

• infected

1. The villagers learned how to ______ safe water and make a rehydration drink.

• supply

• effective

• major

• gather

1. The nurse knew it was cholera but said some ________ people might not show the same symptoms.

• There is no _____ that shows that cholera is spread through the air.

1. The villagers needed evidence that washing hands, cooking food properly, and keeping waste away from water were _________ ways to stop cholera.

1. Everyone had to _________ with the effort to make the village clean and healthy.

1. The villagers made changes like keeping a safe water ______ and building latrines away from the river.

Over 10,000 people were ________ by cholera in the village.