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John Snow was a famous doctor in London, who was so expert
that he attended Queen Victoria as her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(person) physician. But he was famous
for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(defeat) "King Cholera".
Cholera was a deadly disease and neither its cause {#blank#}3{#/blank#}its cure was understood. John wanted to
face the challenge and solve the problem. He suspected that people absorbed
this disease into their bodies with their meals so when another severe outbreak
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hit) London, he began his enquiry. By gathering information
and making {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(far) investigations, he found that many victims linked to
the outbreak were near the water pump, so he got the handle {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(remove). Soon afterwards the disease
slowed down. He drew the conclusion {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the polluted water was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(blame).
The water {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(company) were instructed not to expose
people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}polluted water any more. Finally "King Cholera"
was defeated.