When comparing cholera outbreaks of the past and present, we said that 19th-century London and present-day Zimbabwe have poor healthcare by modern standards. How can we explain the poor healthcare in these situations? A. Both countries lack or lacked the resources to treat water. B. Both countries are or were unaware of the cause of cholera. C. London lacked resources to treat water, and Zimbabwe does not know the source of cholera. D. London did not know the source of cholera, and Zimbabwe lacks the resources to treat water.

It can be assessed that London did not know the source of Cholera outbreak in the 19th century, and the present-day Zimbabwe lacks the resources to treat water.

What are the causes of cholera outbreaks?

Contamination of water is one of the major sources of spread of diseases like cholera, which may prove to be fatal in some cases, endangering lives of people consuming such water.

Cholera outbreak was at peak in London during the 19th century. Later, it was discovered and known to the world that contaminated water is the source of outbreak of cholera.

Despite knowing the source of cholera outbreak, Zimbabwe lacks the sufficient number of resources to treat water and thus has a poor healthcare facilities.

Hence, option D perfectly describes the comparison between present day Zimbabwe and 19th century London in their ability to handle the cholera outbreaks with poor healthcare facilities.

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