English-Dutch translations for cholera

• cholera
  De drinkwatervoorziening is kapot en de cholera eist slachtoffers. Drinking water supplies have broken down and cholera is claiming victims.
  Er bestaat een groot risico op ziekten zoals tyfus, cholera, malaria en denguekoorts. There is a high risk of illnesses such as typhoid, cholera, malaria and dengue fever.
  Honderdduizenden daklozen lopen het risico op cholera, longontsteking en andere besmettelijke ziekten. Hundreds of thousands are homeless and at risk of cholera, pneumonia and infectious diseases.

Definition of cholera

• Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the ''Vibrio cholerae'bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration

Related words

• choleraic
• anticholera
• cholera epidemic
• fowl cholera
• avian cholera
• hog cholera