Words from "The Ghost Map"

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A list of 73 words by sionnach.

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costermonger1194782757and appears on 52 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 52 lists
bone-dust1194781833and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
privy1194781820and appears on 72 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 72 lists
pestilence1194781711and appears on 52 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 52 lists
putrescent1194781654and appears on 30 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 30 lists
vapor1194781637and appears on 38 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 38 lists
emanation1194781629and appears on 21 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 21 lists
methane1194781583and appears on 11 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 11 lists
sewage1194781572and appears on 23 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 23 lists
sewer1194781563and appears on 14 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 14 lists
mephitic1194781531and appears on 100 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 100 lists
miasma1194781513and appears on 310 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 310 lists
noisome1194781505and appears on 189 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 189 lists
noxious1194781497and appears on 127 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 127 lists
excrement1194781442and appears on 15 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 15 lists
guano1194781435and appears on 29 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 29 lists
ordure1194781427and appears on 41 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 41 lists
filth1194781418and appears on 35 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 35 lists
offal1194781412and appears on 71 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 71 lists
manure1194781404and appears on 21 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 21 lists
dung1194781393and appears on 25 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 25 lists
perpendador1194781283and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
tosher1194780834and appears on 10 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 10 lists
bunter1194780820and appears on 13 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 13 lists
dustman1194780807and appears on 11 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 11 lists
sewer-hunter1194780796and appears on 2 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
mudlark1194780765and appears on 28 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 28 lists
dredgerman1194780720and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
pure-finder1194780699and appears on 5 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 5 lists
rag-gatherer1194780685and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
bonepicker1194780672and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
nightsoil1194780658and appears on 11 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 11 lists
death1194780453and appears on 112 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 112 lists
coma1194780444and appears on 31 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 31 lists
uremia1194780438and appears on 6 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 6 lists
multiple organ failure1194780427and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
renal failure1194780415and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
hypotension1194780393and appears on 7 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 7 lists
vasoconstriction1194780382and appears on 4 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
dehydration1194780362and appears on 6 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 6 lists
rice-water stools1194780332and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
evacuation1194780322and appears on 8 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 8 lists
intestinal mucosa1194780289and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
intestine1194780276and appears on 17 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 17 lists
cholera toxin1194780260and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
tcp pili1194780241and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
diarrhea1194780173and appears on 36 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 36 lists
lethality1194780154and appears on 11 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 11 lists
morbidity1194780092and appears on 23 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 23 lists
mortality1194780085and appears on 31 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 31 lists
infection1194780077and appears on 23 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 23 lists
contagion1194780069and appears on 46 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 46 lists
transmission1194780059and appears on 29 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 29 lists
epidemic1194780051and appears on 51 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 51 lists
prevention1194780041and appears on 21 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 21 lists
intervention1194780032and appears on 37 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 37 lists
pump handle1194780024and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
consilience1194779994and appears on 27 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 27 lists
cesspool1194779957and appears on 28 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 28 lists
cordon sanitaire1194779943and appears on 7 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 7 lists
animalcula1194779899and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
public health1194779874and appears on 9 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 9 lists
germ theory1194779865and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
microbe1194779856and appears on 12 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 12 lists
vibrio cholerae1194779817and appears on 3 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
experimentum crucis1194779726and appears on 6 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 6 lists
cholera1194779712and appears on 26 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 26 lists
index case1194779685and appears on 3 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
voronoi diagram1194779675and appears on 2 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
dot map1194779664and appears on 2 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
epidemiology1194779607and appears on 24 listswas added by sionnach and appears on 24 lists
ghost map1194779594and appears on just this listwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list

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"The Ghost Map", by steven Johnson, is a fascinating account of the (successful) investigation by two men, John Snow and Henry Whitehead, into the means by which cholera is transmitted, following the particularly virulent outbreak in the Golden Square section of London in September 1854.

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chained_bear commented on the list words-from-the-ghost-map

Cool list!
Edit: I'm reading this book right now. Thanks for saving me the trouble of listing words. :)

September 25, 2008

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