Medical History Cholera

Cholera - HISTORY

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Cholera is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria typically live in waters that are somewhat salty and warm, such as estuaries and waters along coastal...

Cholera - World Health Organization

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Cholera - Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum

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Cholera is a bacterial disease transmitted in water or food contaminated with Vibrio cholerae bacteria and has existed since at least 500 B.C. Symptoms typically include …

Cholera - Cholera through history | Britannica

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In 1991 cholera appeared unexpectedly and without explanation in Peru, on the western coast of South America, where it had been absent for 100 years. Cholera …

Cholera - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Overview. Cholera is a bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. Left untreated, cholera can be …

General Information | Cholera | CDC

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What is cholera? Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the toxigenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 or O139. An …

Cholera - PMC - PubMed Central (PMC)

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Cholera occurs in both endemic and epidemic patterns. Cholera is endemic in many areas of Asia and Africa. In Asia, cholera occurs seasonally before and after the …

John Snow and the 1854 Cholera Outbreak

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Cholera is a gastrointestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is still prevalent in areas with inadequate sanitation and poor food and water …

Cholera in Victorian London | Science Museum

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Towards the end of the second outbreak, John Snow, a London-based physician, published a paper, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera (1849), in which he …

THE HISTORY OF CHOLERA IN ETHIOPIA | Medical …

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