Diseases

Cholera

An acute diarrheal disease endemic in India and Southeast Asia whose causative agent is VIBRIO CHOLERAE. This condition can lead to severe dehydration in a matter of hours unless quickly treated.

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An acute diarrheal disease endemic in India and Southeast Asia whose causative agent is VIBRIO CHOLERAE. This condition can lead to severe dehydration in a matter of hours unless quickly treated.

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5 entry terms
  • Vibrio cholerae Infection
  • Choleras
  • Infection, Vibrio cholerae
  • Infections, Vibrio cholerae
  • Vibrio cholerae Infections

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cholera. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002771. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002771
  2. Cholera. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera
  3. Cholera. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12090