: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms
especially
: an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus (Vibrio cholerae synonym V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal (see proximal sense 2) part of the human small intestine
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In the Artibonite Valley and the Northeast regional departments, cholera is spreading.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Once the seat of a maritime republic, an earthquake, cholera, a plague and pirate raids threatened its longevity.
—Lauren Depino, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The lack of rain, aid groups say, creates perfect conditions for waterborne diseases like cholera.
—Lynsey Addario Victoria Kim, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Farmer urged more research and development targeting the deadliest infections, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, but also neglected tropical diseases such as cholera, lymphatic filariasis and river blindness.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
That would mean the disease could be passed from person to person via fecal-oral transmission—like polio, E. coli, typhoid, and cholera—providing a route for easy spread and possible endemicity in humans.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
Others such as Vibrio cholerae (bacteria that cause cholera) and Escherichia coli (bacteria that can cause a variety of infections depending on the strain) are more likely to spread through fecal contamination of food and water.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Cholera treatment and vaccination capacity should be prepared now in case cholera is confirmed.
—Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
The first inactivated vaccines were developed in the 1880s, and the first general-use cholera vaccine in 1896.
—Pat Bass, Md, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Once the seat of a maritime republic, an earthquake, cholera, a plague and pirate raids threatened its longevity.
—Lauren Depino, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The lack of rain, aid groups say, creates perfect conditions for waterborne diseases like cholera.
—Lynsey Addario Victoria Kim, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Farmer urged more research and development targeting the deadliest infections, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, but also neglected tropical diseases such as cholera, lymphatic filariasis and river blindness.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
That would mean the disease could be passed from person to person via fecal-oral transmission—like polio, E. coli, typhoid, and cholera—providing a route for easy spread and possible endemicity in humans.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
Others such as Vibrio cholerae (bacteria that cause cholera) and Escherichia coli (bacteria that can cause a variety of infections depending on the strain) are more likely to spread through fecal contamination of food and water.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Cholera treatment and vaccination capacity should be prepared now in case cholera is confirmed.
—Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
The first inactivated vaccines were developed in the 1880s, and the first general-use cholera vaccine in 1896.
—Pat Bass, Md, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2024
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cholera
noun
chol·era
ˈkäl-ə-rə 
: any of several diseases usually marked by severe vomiting and diarrhea
Medical Definition
cholera
noun
chol·era
ˈkäl-ə-rə
: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms: as
a
: an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by various strains of a comma-shaped gram-negative bacterium of the genus Vibrio (V. cholerae synonym V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal part of the human small intestine see asiatic cholera
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