English-Polish translations for cholera

• cholera
  Załamały się zapasy wody pitnej i cholera zbiera swoje żniwo. Drinking water supplies have broken down and cholera is claiming victims.
  Setkom tysięcy osób bez dachu nad głową grozi cholera, zapalenie płuc i choroby zakaźne. Hundreds of thousands are homeless and at risk of cholera, pneumonia and infectious diseases.
  Ludzie umierają bezpośrednio lub pośrednio w wyniku walk, szybko szerzą się choroby, jak np. cholera. People are dying as a direct or indirect result of the fighting, and diseases such as cholera are spreading rapidly.

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