CHOLERA


Meaning of CHOLERA in English

Acute bacterial infection with Vibrio cholerae , causing massive diarrhea with severe depletion of body fluids and salts.

(See dehydration , with severe muscle cramps and intense thirst. Stupor and coma may precede death by shock . With fluid and salt replacement, the disease passes in two to seven days, sooner if antibiotics are taken the first day. Prevention requires good sanitation, especially clean drinking water.

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