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Cholera

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Bacterial Infections of Humans

Abstract

Cholera is an acute epidemic dehydrating diarrhea, usually sudden in onset and, if not properly treated, fatal in as man as half thôse affected. While a similar clinica entity can e cause y ot er agents, the term is usually reserved for all diarrheal illnesses caused by Vibrio cholerae, and expanded to include those with only a few loose bowel movements.

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    Present address: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 92182, USA

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Benenson, A.S. (1982). Cholera. In: Evans, A.S., Feldman, H.A. (eds) Bacterial Infections of Humans. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1140-0_10

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