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| − | '''Cholera''' is a [[diarrhea]]l [[disease]] caused by intestinal infection with the [[bacterium]] ''Vibrio cholerae''. The infection is often | + | '''Cholera''' is a [[diarrhea]]l [[disease]] caused by intestinal infection with the [[bacterium]] ''Vibrio cholerae''. The infection is often a[[symptom]]atic, but often it can be quite severe. Approximately one in twenty infected patients exhibit profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to [[dehydration]] and hypovolemic shock. Without treatment, death can occur quickly. <ref name="cdc">[http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/cholera_gi.html Centers for Disease Control]</ref> |
| − | Although cholera is mostly unheard of in the developed world, it is still prevalent in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and other | + | Although cholera is mostly unheard of in the developed world, it is still prevalent in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and other underdeveloped areas. <ref name="cdc" /> |
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Revision as of 02:19, February 15, 2010
Cholera is a diarrheal disease caused by intestinal infection with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often asymptomatic, but often it can be quite severe. Approximately one in twenty infected patients exhibit profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to dehydration and hypovolemic shock. Without treatment, death can occur quickly. [1]
Although cholera is mostly unheard of in the developed world, it is still prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and other underdeveloped areas. [1]