What if a deadly disease outbreak that killed 616 people in just 10 days actually created modern medicine? In this episode, Michael Stevens reveals how one doctor's obsessive detective work during London's 1854 cholera catastrophe literally invented epidemiology and changed how we track disease forever. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How John Snow's famous map revealed the real killer wasn't "bad air" but contaminated water at the Broad Street pump • Why brewery workers stayed mysteriously healthy while their neighbors died (the answer will surprise you) • The tragic story of Patient Zero: baby Frances Lewis, whose dirty diapers started a chain reaction that transformed medical science • Snow's groundbreaking methods that doctors still use today to track everything from COVID to food poisoning 👤 Perfect for: Anyone who's ever wondered how we figure out where diseases come from and why Snow's work matters more than ever in our connected world. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Michael Stevens introduces the Broad Street mystery [01:30] 616 deaths in 10 days: London's nightmare begins [04:00] John Snow vs. the medical establishment [07:00] The map that changed everything [10:00] Baby Frances Lewis: tracing Patient Zero [12:00] How Snow's methods created modern epidemiology The crazy part? Snow solved this case before anyone knew germs existed. His methods were so ahead of their time that doctors ignored him for decades. But when the next outbreak hit, guess whose playbook they used? 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow When Rome Burns on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, so your next favorite historical disaster story is just one tap away. 🔍 Topics: John Snow, cholera outbreak, epidemiology, medical history, disease tracking

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