cholera
bacterial infection of the small intestine
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Summary
cholera is a class of disease[1]. cholera ranks in the top 0.71% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,246 views/month, #14 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: intestinal infectious disease[3], waterborne disease[4], primary bacterial infectious disease[5], anthroponotic disease[6], vibrio infectious disease[7], pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases[8], infectious disease[9]
- Part of: infectious disease[10]
- Commons category: Cholera[11]
- Symptoms and signs: diarrhea[12], vomiting[13], dehydration[14], hypovolemia[15], spasm[16], discomfort[17], hypotension[18], oliguria[19], cyanosis[20], terminal dehydration[21], thirst[22], muscle cramp[23]
- Has cause: Vibrio cholerae[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cholera[25]
- Medical examination: physical examination[26], microbiological culture[27], complete blood count[28], rapid diagnostic test[29], polymerase chain reaction[30]
- Possible treatment: oral rehydration therapy[31], intravenous fluid replacement[32], Antibiotics and Chemotherapy[33], vaccine[34]
- Commons gallery: Cholera[35]
- Disease transmission process: food-borne transmission[36], fecal–oral route[37], water-borne transmission[38]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[39], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45]
- Has effect: third cholera pandemic[46], 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak[47], first cholera pandemic[48], second cholera pandemic[49], fifth cholera pandemic[50], fourth cholera pandemic[51], sixth cholera pandemic[52], Seventh cholera pandemic[53]
Why It Matters
cholera has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] cholera is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]