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| − | '''Cholera''' is [[diarrhea]]l [[disease]] caused by intestinal infection with the [[bacterium]] ''Vibrio cholerae''. The infection is often without [[symptom]]s, but often it can be quite severe. Approximately one in 20 infected patients exhibit profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to [[dehydration]] and shock. Without treatment, death can occur quickly. <ref name="cdc">http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/cholera_gi.html</ref> | + | '''Cholera''' is a [[diarrhea]]l [[disease]] caused by intestinal infection with the [[bacterium]] ''Vibrio cholerae''. The infection is often without [[symptom]]s, but often it can be quite severe. Approximately one in 20 infected patients exhibit profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to [[dehydration]] and shock. Without treatment, death can occur quickly. <ref name="cdc">http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/cholera_gi.html</ref> |
Although cholera is mostly unheard of in the developed world, it is still prevalent in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and other undeveloped areas. <ref name="cdc" /> | Although cholera is mostly unheard of in the developed world, it is still prevalent in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and other undeveloped areas. <ref name="cdc" /> | ||
Revision as of 02:29, September 3, 2008
Cholera is a diarrheal disease caused by intestinal infection with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often without symptoms, but often it can be quite severe. Approximately one in 20 infected patients exhibit profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to dehydration and shock. Without treatment, death can occur quickly. [1]
Although cholera is mostly unheard of in the developed world, it is still prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and other undeveloped areas. [1]