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2 days ago · Cholera is contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria is usually found in water contaminated with feces. Dehydration from rapid loss of body ...
6 days ago · Common faeco-orally transmitted diseases caused by bacteria and viruses include cholera, shigellosis (bacillary dysentery), viral diarrhoeal diseases (rotavirus infection is the most prevalent), and typhoid fever. Cholera is a bacterial disease, which manifests with painless, acute watery diarrhoea that resembles rice-water, and profuse vomiting.
5 days ago · Caused by a water-borne intestinal infection, cholera is transmitted through contaminated food or water, or through contact with fecal matter or vomit from infected people. Cholera can cause severe diarrhoea and vomiting, and rapidly prove fatal, within hours, if not treated. But cholera is very simple to treat—rehydration is key.
1 day ago · In two recent studies, they have identified a new class of natural antimicrobials, called microcins, which show potential in fighting harmful pathogens such as those causing cholera. Cholera, a severe diarrheal disease caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacteria, can lead to rapid dehydration and death within hours.
4 days ago · Typhoid is caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi growing in the intestines, Peyer's patches, mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen, liver, gallbladder, bone marrow and blood.
4 days ago · Cholera, a disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, is acquired by ingesting contaminated water or food and causes a watery diarrhea that can range from mild to extremely severe. Often the...
3 days ago · Overview. From 1 January 2024 to 25 August 2024, a cumulative total of 371 517 cholera cases and 2527 deaths were reported from 28 countries across five WHO regions, with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest numbers, followed by the African Region, the Region of the Americas, the South-East Asia Region, and the European Region.
