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Alternate Name(s): V. cholerae; Vibrio ...... Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae . It causes a large amount of watery diarrhea.
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Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but sometimes it can be severe. Approximately one in 20 infected persons has severe disease characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps.
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Infectious Disease Information ... Cholera (Vibrio cholerae Infection) ... Travelers' Health Information on Cholera; Information and updates on risks, precaution...
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_cholera.htm
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_cholera.htm
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Disease fact sheet from the World Health Organization, prepared for World Water Day 2001 ... After almost a century of no reported cases of the disease, cholera reached Latin America in 1991; however, the number of cases reported has been steadily declining since 1995.
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www.worldwaterday.org/2001/disease/cholera.html
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1 in 20 infected persons gets severe disease. The cholera germs grow in the small intestine and produce an intestinal toxin that can cause a massive outpouring of water and salt into the gut. The toxin does not cause physical damage to the intestinal wall.
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www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Disease/cholera.html
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The disease then spread rapidly to other countries of eastern Asia and reached Bangladesh in 1963, India in 1964, and the USSR, Iran and Iraq in 1965-1966. In 1970 cholera invaded West Africa, which had not experienced the disease for more than 100 years.
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Cholera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cholera , sometimes known as Asiatic or epidemic cholera , is an infectious gastroenteritis caused by enterotoxin-producing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae . Transmission to humans occ...
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Communicable Disease Fact Sheet, cholera ... Cholera is a bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract. It is caused by a germ called Vibrio cholerae. Although only a few cases are recognized in the United States each year, epidemic levels of cholera have ... You are Here: Home Page > Communicable Disease > Cholera...
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www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/cholera/fa...
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23 March 2009; Cholera in Zimbabwe - update 3; ... 30 January 2009; Efforts must be intensified to control Zimbabwe cholera outbreak [WHO PRESS RELEASE]; ... 2 December 2008; Cholera in Zimbabwe;
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www.who.int/entity/csr/don/archive/disease/cholera/en
www.who.int/entity/csr/don/archive/disease/cholera/en
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