: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms
especially
: an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus (Vibrio cholerae synonym V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal (see proximal sense 2) part of the human small intestine
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On Saturday, Sudan’s Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim said the increase in cholera cases just in the Khartoum region has been estimated to average 600 to 700 per week over the past four weeks.
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Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Last year, 49,000 cholera cases and more than 11,000 cases of dengue fever were reported, mainly affecting mothers and children.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In its pages, Crumpler offered practical advice on breastfeeding, teething and preventing deadly diseases like cholera infantum.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
So local health authorities are now facing significant limitations in their ability to respond effectively and cholera cases are rising in many other parts of South Sudan.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Last year, 49,000 cholera cases and more than 11,000 cases of dengue fever were reported, mainly affecting mothers and children.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In its pages, Crumpler offered practical advice on breastfeeding, teething and preventing deadly diseases like cholera infantum.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
So local health authorities are now facing significant limitations in their ability to respond effectively and cholera cases are rising in many other parts of South Sudan.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Cholera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cholera. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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cholera
noun
chol·era
ˈkäl-ə-rə 
: any of several diseases usually marked by severe vomiting and diarrhea
Medical Definition
cholera
noun
chol·era
ˈkäl-ə-rə
: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms: as
a
: an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by various strains of a comma-shaped gram-negative bacterium of the genus Vibrio (V. cholerae synonym V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal part of the human small intestine see asiatic cholera
b
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