Industrial cures and preventions

Early industrial-era cures were largely ineffective and based on traditional ideas. Gradual improvements included vaccination against smallpox and improved sanitation reducing disease spread.
Germ theory led to more effective treatments and preventative measures.
Prevention became more important than cure by the late nineteenth century.
The most common diseases of the time included typhoid, tuberculosis (TB), and cholera.

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