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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 ...
  2. 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 ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. Cholera Fact Sheet (World Health Organization)  
    Cholera/Learn More ... Cholera ... World Health Organization ... WHO fact sheet on cholera: includes cholera key facts, definition, symptoms, history, risk factors, ...
  5. Preventing Cholera: Five Basic Steps (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    5 steps to help prevent people from getting cholera
  6. Signs and Symptoms of Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Describes symptoms of early and severe cholera.
  7. Treating Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Describes various treatments for cholera, based on severity of illness.
  8. About Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    General information on cholera, what causes it, how it spreads, and how it is treated.
  9. 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 ...
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cholera From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Cholera/Clinical Trials ... Cholera
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