Cholera, also called bilious diarrhea, is a serious bacterial infectious disease, primarily of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
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It is usually transmitted through contaminated drinking water or infected food. The bacteria can cause extremely watery diarrhea and severe vomiting, leading to life-threatening fluid loss.
Therapy: Early replacement of fluids and electrolytes and administration of antibiotics reduces the probability of death to less than 1%.
Size of pathogen: 2 µm
Incubation period: 12 hours - 5 days
Probability of death: up to 60
Infections per year: 300,000
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