Cholera

Samuel Duodu; Gloria Ansa; Japheth A. Opintan

doi:10.1017/9781009052733.039

Cholera

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Cholera is a potentially lethal diarrhoeal disease that is mainly transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated water and food. The disease onset is sudden and can lead to severe dehydration, resulting in death when fluid and electrolyte replacement is not done promptly. With its short incubation period, between 12 hours to 5 days, patients with cholera and who are severely dehydrated may see sunrise but not sunset, or the reverse.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Principles of Medicine in Africa
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	429-433
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781316511435
ISBN (Print)	9781009052733
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052733.039
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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