The Asiatic Cholera Pandemic

Plague / Epidemic

1826 - 1837

The Asiatic Cholera Pandemic was a cholera pandemic that originated in India and spread across Western Asia to Russia, Europe, the Americas, as well as China and Japan. The first pandemic occurred from 1817 to 1824, and it is believed to have persisted in Asia for a period of time before re-emerging in 1831. It is thought that the pandemic reached Europe and the Baltic region via Russia, as soldiers were transported to Poland and Prussia. The Asiatic Cholera has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.