Indian cholera
Britishnoun
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In the 1800s, as cholera spread from the Indian subcontinent to Europe, British newspapers began calling it “Indian cholera,” depicting the disease as a figure in a turban and robes.
From New York Times
So true it is, that that symptom, considered as one of the characteristics of the Indian cholera, was observed in ancient times.
From Project Gutenberg
I have stayed down in the plains through the hot season in stifling cantonments, and I have once or twice been in Indian cholera camps.
From Project Gutenberg
The Rajah of Bundelpore had a very bad attack of Indian cholera one night.
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I have stayed down in the plains through the hot season in stifling cantonments, and have once or twice been in Indian cholera camps.
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