What is cholera
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- Cholera is an infectious disease with diarrhoea caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae.Cholera was prevalent in the UK in the 19th century before modern water and sewage treatment systems eliminated its spread by contaminated water.holera is an infectious disease with diarrhoea caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae.
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What is Cholera? 1 The intestinal infection is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. 2  Cholera: An acute diarrheal disease endemic in India and Southeast Asia whose causative agent is VIBRIO CHOLERAE. 3  This condition can lead to severe dehydration in a matter of hours unless quickly treated. 4  Source-Diseases Database.
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- Cholera is caused by an infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacterium causes the cells lining the intestine to produce large amounts of fluid, leading to profuse diarrhea and vomiting.holera is caused by an infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacterium causes the cells lining the intestine to produce large amounts of fluid, leading to profuse diarrhea and vomiting.
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- Cholera is an acute intestinal infection causing profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, circulatory collapse and shock. Many infections are associated with milder diarrhea or have no symptoms at all. If left untreated, 25-50% of severe cholera cases can be fatal.holera is caused by infection with toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 or O139. 1  Only toxigenic strains of serogroups O1 and O139 have caused widespread epidemics and are reportable to the World Health Organization (WHO) as cholera.
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Cholera Cholera is a serious bacterial disease that usually causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. The disease is typically spread through contaminated water. In severe cases, immediate treatment is necessary because death can occur within hours. This can happen even if you were healthy before you caught it.
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Overview Cholera is a bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. Left untreated, cholera can be fatal in a matter of hours, even in previously healthy people. Modern sewage and water treatment have virtually eliminated cholera in industrialized countries. The last major outbreak in the United States occurred in 1911.
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cholera Asiatic cholera, acute infectious disease caused by strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae that have been infected by bacteriophages bacteriophage , virus that infects bacteria and sometimes destroys them by lysis, or dissolution of the cell.
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Cholera Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, is usually found in food or water contaminated by feces from a person with the infection. When a person consumes the contaminated food or water, the bacteria release a toxin in the intestines that produces severe diarrhea.
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cholera Cholera is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the bacterium. Although cholera was a public health problem in the United States and Europe a hundred years ago, modern sanitation and the treatment of drinking water have virtually eliminated the disease in developed countries.
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Vibrio cholerae Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium. Some strains of V. cholerae cause the disease cholera. V. cholerae is a facultative anaerobic organism and has a flagellum at one cell pole.uring infection, V. cholerae secretes cholera toxin, a protein that causes profuse, watery diarrhea. Colonization of the small intestine also requires the toxin coregulated pilus (TCP), a thin, flexible, filamentous appendage on the surface of bacterial cells.
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Medical Definition of Cholera Cholera: An infectious disease characterized by intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea and that rapidly leads to dehydration and often death.Cholera is caused by infection with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which may be transmitted via infected fecal matter, food, or water.holera: An infectious disease characterized by intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea and that rapidly leads to dehydration and often death.
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cholera chol·er·a. n. 1. An acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration, and depletion of electrolytes. Also called Asiatic cholera.2.hol·er·a. n. 1. An acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration, and depletion of electrolytes. Also called Asiatic cholera.
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What is Cholera? 1 Cholera: An acute bacterial disease transmitted through food or water contaminated with human faeces. 2  The intestinal infection is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
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Cholera Cholera is caused by a number of types of Vibrio cholerae, with some types producing more severe disease than others. It is spread mostly by water and food that has been contaminated with human feces containing the bacteria. Insufficiently cooked seafood is a common source. Humans are the only animal affected.
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- Cholera is a severe intestinal dis-. ease caused by the bacteria, Vibrio. cholerae (Vib-REE-O collar-ah). The. bacteria is typically found in water. environments such as freshwater. lakes and rivers. Cholera is usually.
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- An acute disease, and an infectious disease, caused by a kind of bacterium that affects the intestines. Transmitted by food or water that has been contaminated with raw sewage, cholera is often fatal and is characterized by severe vomiting, diarrhea, and collapse.
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Worldmappermapping your world as you've never seen it before - find out more at www.worldmapper.limited Map No. 231. Open PDF poster. Cholera is an infection of the intestine, that causes copious watery diarrhoea, vomiting and leg cramps, and can quickly result in dehydration and death. Cholera is most common where there is poor sanitation and no access to clean water.In 2004, 70% of all cholera cases identified were in the regions of Southeastern Africa, Northern Africa and Central Africa.Mozambique had the highest count of cholera cases, at 20 thousand.holera is most common where there is poor sanitation and no access to clean water. In 2004, 70% of all cholera cases identified were in the regions of Southeastern Africa, Northern Africa and Central Africa. Mozambique had the highest count of cholera cases, at 20 thousand.
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cholera Cholera is an acute infectious disease characterized by watery diarrhea that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, first identified by Robert Koch in 1883 during a cholera outbreak in Egypt.
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cholera cholera. an acute infectious enteritis endemic and epidemic in Asia, caused by Vibrio cholerae, marked by severe diarrhea and vomiting, with extreme fluid and electrolyte depletion, and by muscle cramps and prostration.Called also Asiatic cholera.ransmission. Vibrio cholerae is carried in the cholera victim's feces, urine, and vomitus, and is transmitted to others in contaminated water or food. Once it has reached the intestines, the intestinal lining becomes inflamed and the passages distended with a thin, watery fluid. Symptoms.
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What Is Cholera? In people with severe cholera, rapid fluid loss can cause dehydration, septic shock, and even death — sometimes within a matter of a few hours. Other complications can include low blood sugar, low potassium levels, and kidney failure. Cholera Treatment. Cholera is diagnosed using stool samples, which are analyzed in a laboratory.
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Cholera Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Researchers have estimated that every year, there are roughly 1.3 to 4.0 million cases, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths worldwide due to cholera (1). Symptoms. Cholera is an extremely virulent disease that can cause severe acute watery diarrhoea. It takes between 12 hours and 5 days for a person to show symptoms after ingesting contaminated food or water (2). Cholera affects both children and adults and can kill within hours if untreated. Most people infected with V. cholerae do not develop any symptoms, although the bacteria are present in their faeces for 1-10 days after infection and are shed back into the environment, potentially infecting other people.
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Cholera Cholera has likely been with humans for many centuries. Reports of cholera-like disease have been found in India as early as 1000 AD. Cholera is a term derived from Greek khole (illness from bile) and later in the 14th century to colere (French) and choler (English).In the 17th century, cholera was a term used to describe a severe gastrointestinal disorder involving diarrhea and vomiting.There were many outbreaks of cholera, and by the 16th century, some were being noted in history.n the 17th century, cholera was a term used to describe a severe gastrointestinal disorder involving diarrhea and vomiting. There were many outbreaks of cholera, and by the 16th century, some were being noted in history.
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Background Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae (see the images below). The hallmark of the disease is profuse secretory diarrhea.Cholera can be endemic, epidemic, or pandemic. Despite all the major advances in research, the condition still remains a challenge to the modern medical world.holera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae (see the images below). The hallmark of the disease is profuse secretory diarrhea.
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- Full Definition of CHOLERA. : any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms; especially: an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus (Vibrio cholerae syn.
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Bureau of Infectious Disease | 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. April 2014 | Page 1 of 2. What is cholera? Cholera is a disease with diarrhea caused by the bacteria (germ) Vibrio cholerae. It is rare in the United States. How do people get cholera? It is spread by eating food or drinking water that is contaminated with the bacteria. It can also be spread by eating contaminated shellfish such as oysters and clams. Shellfish become infected by coming into contact with contaminated sewage. What are the symptoms of cholera?