Charles caught cholera when he arrived in Gorizia.
He caught cholera during the epidemic of 1848-1849 and decided to move to Canada for his health.
Some said he caught cholera by drinking a glass of tap water at the Restaurant Leiner.
It is not likely you will catch cholera just from casual contact with an infected person.
When he catches cholera instead, he dies with the quotation "The dog it was that died" on his lips.
He died in Auteuil in 1865, having caught cholera from patients he was treating.
Two days later, at Pattikonda, Munro caught cholera from his men and had to be nursed.
A few years later, Floyd of Rosedale caught cholera and died.
Upon his arrival at Görz he caught cholera and died on 6 November 1836.
Flashman and his caravan are forced to abandon him when he catches cholera.