Why did an early explanation for cholera require all human cesspools (where human waste collected) to be drained or dumped into the Thames River that runs through London?

a. The Thames River is cold, and its low temperature would kill the cholera germs.
b. The salty water of the Thames River was thought to kill the cholera germs.
c. Cesspools were used only by the poor who were thought to cause of the disease; closing the cesspools would cause the poor to leave London.
d. It was believed that cholera was caused by foul air, and human waste in cesspools was the source of much of the air’s putrid smell.


d. It was believed that cholera was caused by foul air, and human waste in cesspools was the source of much of the air’s putrid smell.

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