The death in "Death in Venice" is from this water-borne disease that has caused several pandemics
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poor in Chiapas lack (clean water at the tap, flush toilets, washing machines, 
immediate .... Back in the 19th Century, however, when several cholera 
pandemics swept... [DOC] [TLE] Illness in Death in Venice and The immoralist - UGA Electronic ... [PAR] Several articles and dissertations have made comparisons between Mann's 
novella.