Noun
One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias", so far there have been 20 confirmed deaths from cholera, 12 of which took place in health units. Source: Internet
A 2008 cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau affected 14,222 people and killed 225. citation The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Guinea Bissau was 1000. Source: Internet
About a decade earlier, German microbiologist Robert Koch identified the bacteria present in one of the deadly diseases of the day, cholera, which is transmitted via excrement in water. Source: Internet
According to them, the dumpsites had always been breeding grounds for mosquitoes, causing malaria and cholera among other diseases. Source: Internet
All the casualties exhibited cholera symptoms such as vomiting, watery diarrhoea in large volumes and dehydration. Source: Internet
All materials that come in contact with cholera patients should be sanitized by washing in hot water, using chlorine bleach if possible. Source: Internet