English-German translations for cholera

• Cholera die
  Krankheiten wie Typhus und Cholera drohen, Malaria, das Dengue-Fieber. There is a high risk of illnesses such as typhoid, cholera, malaria and dengue fever.
  Hunderttausenden Obdachlosen drohen Cholera, Lungenentzündung und andere Infektionskrankheiten. Hundreds of thousands are homeless and at risk of cholera, pneumonia and infectious diseases.
  Die Behandlung der Cholera-Patienten erfordert außerdem eine große Menge Personal. Treating cholera patients also requires considerable human resources.

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