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Article: Cholera
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- Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
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Cholera
What Is Cholera?
Is Cholera Common?
How Do People Contract Cholera?
What Happens to People Who Have Cholera?
How Can Cholera Be Prevented?
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Cholera (KAH-luh-ruh) is an
acute*
infection of the
small intestine*
that can cause severe diarrhea (dye-uh-REE-uh).
*acute
- describes an infection or other illness that comes on suddenly and usually does not last very long.
- *small intestine
- is the part of the intestine
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the system of muscular tubes that food passes through during digestion
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that directly receives the food after it passes through the stomach.
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Dehydration
Diarrhea
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