THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD CHOLERA EPIDEMICS

Abstract

The aim of this work is to conduct an economic and geographical analysis of the territorial differentiation of global cholera epidemics and their impact on population dynamics in different periods of time, as well as to identify the main factors affecting the emergence and spread of the disease. The research is based on comparative-geographical, mathematical and cartographic methods, involving the use of a large amount of statistical information. With the help of GIS, the spatial characteristics of the distribution and localization areas of cholera infection foci are analyzed. The formation of cholera foci is caused by a number of medical and geographical regularities and the presence of permanent biological, socio-economic and natural factors in regions with a tense epidemiological situation. The study is addressed to geographers, ecologists engaged in research in the field of medical geography.