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Cholera
A dangerous intestinal infection caused by consuming food or water contaminated with a bacteria (Vibrio cholerae) that can lead to severe dehydration or death. Cholera causes such watery diarrhea, that it has been described as "rice water stool."
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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How can cholera spread?
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What is a cure for cholera?
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Do we have cholera in the U.S.?
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what is the symptoms of cholera?
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Is it possible to have cholera in US?
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What are the causes of cholera in modern age?
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What are the safest home remedies for cholera?
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Will cholera kill me if I don't get treatment?
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What are the symptoms for cholera in Americans?
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A member asked:
What is the definition or description of: Cholera?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of cholera I should be looking for?
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A 42-year old asked:
What was worse, black death or cholera in the middle ages?
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A 39-year old asked:
What was more worse, black death or the cholera disease in past?
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A 44-year old asked:
How do I tell kids grandma has cholera? What do they need to know?
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A 43-year old asked:
Why the predicted cholera outbreaks never materialise after floods?
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A 30-year old asked:
What makes cholera such a difficult disease to manage in disaster areas?
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A 31-year old asked:
is cholera like typhoid?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is cholera caused only by the bacterium vibrio?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do public health workers stop a cholera epidemic?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is cholera only transmitted through ingestion of dirty water?
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A 39-year old asked:
How come cholera fears hardly ever materialise after natural disaster?
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A 48-year old asked:
Where can i get my cholera vaccines?
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A 38-year old asked:
What vaccine is given to prevent cholera?
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How should get a cholera vaccine?
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A 44-year old asked:
I'm wondering what is the name of the cholera vaccine?
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A 41-year old asked:
Which is the name for the vaccine for cholera and how does it work?
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A 49-year old asked:
What would have a greater chance at creating an endemic in the us: vibrio cholera or etec?
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A 39-year old asked:
Does a monoclonal antibody reactive with the o139 antigen of e.coli would cross react with v.cholera o139?
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A 62-year old asked:
My son had a lap cholera and they found the major artery to the liver on top of the gall bladder. How common is this?
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Bowl gas?
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