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Cholera

Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea. The cholera bacterium is usually found in water or food that has been contaminated by feces (poop). Cholera is rare in the US. You may get it if you travel to parts of the world with poor water and sewage treatment. Outbreaks can also happen after disasters. The disease is not likely to spread directly from person to person.

Cholera infections are often mild. Some people don't have any symptoms. If you do get symptoms, they usually start 2 to 3 days after infection. The most common symptom is watery diarrhea.

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  1. Cholera (National Library of Medicine)  
    Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea. The cholera bacterium is usually found in water or food that has been contaminated by feces (poop). Cholera is rare in the US. You may get ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cholera.html - Health Topics
  2. Cholera 
    Cholera is a bacterial infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea. ... Cholera is caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae . These bacteria release a toxin that causes an increased ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000303.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cholera Fact Sheet (World Health Organization)  
    WHO fact sheet on cholera: includes cholera key facts, definition, symptoms, history, risk factors, prevention, control, treatment, travel and WHO response
    https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera - External Health Links
  4. Cholera in Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Cholera/Learn More ... Cholera ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... Cholera, Vibrio, diarrhea, shellfish food poisoning, cholera vaccine, V cholerae bacteria, Latin ...
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../abdominal/Pages/Cholera.aspx - External Health Links
  5. Preventing Cholera: Five Basic Steps (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... if you're going to a place where cholera is present.
    https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/prevention - External Health Links
  6. Treating Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... fluids through rehydration therapy is essential to treating cholera.
    https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/treatment - External Health Links
  7. About Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Get the facts about cholera, caused mostly by consuming water or food containing cholera bacteria
    https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/about - External Health Links
  8. Signs and Symptoms of Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Cholera can kill quickly. Seek medical care if you have diarrhea, vomiting, & these other symptoms.
    https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/signs-symptoms - External Health Links
  9. Cholera Vaccine 
    Why get vaccinated?Cholera is a disease that can cause severe diarrhea and vomiting. If it isn't treated quickly, it can lead ... 130,000 people are thought to die from cholera each year, almost all of them in countries ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618024.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cholera From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Cholera/Clinical Trials ... Cholera
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...nd="Cholera"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
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