English-French translations for cholera

• choléra
  On recense 20 581 cas de choléra. There are 20 581 cases of cholera.
  L'approvisionnement en eau potable s'est écroulé et le choléra fait des victimes. Drinking water supplies have broken down and cholera is claiming victims.
  Deuxièmement, l'épidémie de choléra, dont mes collègues ont déjà parlé. Secondly, the cholera epidemic, which has already been mentioned here.

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