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Cholera

Definition

Cholera is a potentially epidemic and life-threatening infection of the intestine, characterised by extreme watery (secretory) diarrhoea often accompanied by vomiting, with rapid depletion of body fluids and salt that may result in hypovolemic shock and acidosis. Cholera outbreaks are caused by toxigenic strains of Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139. Serogroup O1 has two biovars; classical and eltor. Vibrio cholerae O1, biovar cholerae is classical type. Vibrio cholerae O1, biovar eltor is eltor type.

Inclusions

  • cholera syndrome

Also indexed as

CholeraCholera due to Vibrio cholerae O1, biovar choleraeCholera due to Vibrio cholerae O1, biovar eltorCholera due to Vibrio cholerae O139Enteritis due to Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O1, biovar choleraeEnteritis due to cholera due to Cholera eltorEnteritis due to cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O1, biovar eltorEnteritis due to cholera due to Vibrio cholerae, non-O1 strainsEnteritis due to classical choleraIntestinal infection due to Vibrio choleraeasiatic choleracholera - vibrio cholerae 01 eltor biotypecholera due to Cholera eltorcholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, Cholera eltorcholera syndromeclassical choleraeltor enteritisepidemic cholerainfectious enteritis due to vibrio cholerae 01, biovar eltor

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