The outbreak of cholera

Read: Discussion Background The outbreak of cholera was a scary time in the mid 1800’s. People were dying within hours of contracting the disease, and no one could figure out how or why. John Snow, however, made a hypothesis about how this deadly disease was spreading. Watch the HarvardX John Snow and the 1854 Broad Street Cholera Outbreak video which discusses how observations of a public well led to the discovery of how cholera was spreading and killing so many people. Thanks to John Snow and the scientific method, healthcare providers were better able to treat and save patients. Refer to the information in the video, the Virtual Library and/or the Internet to conduct a search on why the scientific method is important in healthcare. 3

2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below Introduce yourself to your instructor and classmates. Be sure to include the following: > 1. Explain why the scientific process is important when learning about diseases. Guidance: It is important to use the video or transcript for your post (not Google or other sources); it has everything you need! Be sure to include specifics on WHY the scientific process is important. 2. Discuss the importance of data when observing something like the outbreak of cholera or even the outbreak of COVlD—19, when using the scientific method. Guidance: Make sure your post is about the importance of DATA in the scientific method. 3. Discuss how knowing about the scientific method is useful as an allied health professional. Guidance: Reflect upon the parts of the scientific method (Observation, Hypothesis, Prediction, Experiment, Data, Conclusion) and how you, as an allied health professional, can implement them. Then share your thoughts with your classmates!