English-Swedish translations for cholera

• kolera
  Tillgången till dricksvatten är mycket begränsad och koleran skördar offer.Drinking water supplies have broken down and cholera is claiming victims.
  Det finns hög risk för sjukdomar såsom tyfus, kolera, malaria och denguefeber.There is a high risk of illnesses such as typhoid, cholera, malaria and dengue fever.
  Hundratusentals är hemlösa och riskerar att drabbas av kolera, lunginflammation och smittsamma sjukdomar.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