What is another word for cholera?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒləɹə] (IPA)

Cholera is a highly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The disease is known for causing severe diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and even death. Due to its devastating effects, many synonyms have been used to refer to cholera throughout history. Some of the commonly known synonyms include Asiatic cholera, epidemic cholera, blue death, and Indian cholera. Other synonyms that have occasionally been used include Bengal cholera, spasmodic cholera, African cholera, and even "rice-water disease" due to the color and consistency of the patient's diarrhea. Regardless of the synonym used, cholera has been a significant threat to public health since its emergence in 1817 and continues to be a major problem globally.

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Usage examples for Cholera

It is only some thirty years since, that over five thousand persons died here of cholera in one season.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
I don't think she really cares one farthing about the distress of these people, supposing it all to be true; and as to the typhus fever and cholera, egad!
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
And what if it should turn out the cholera, or typhus, or something as bad?
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever

Famous quotes with Cholera

  • This is an industry that doesn't have the common cold... It has cholera.
    Emanuel Azenberg
  • The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
    Buffalo Bill
  • It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee.
    Camille Claudel
  • In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and ran down it with like severity.
    Henry Mayhew
  • May God be with me! May Heaven bless this New Year. May it be a year of fruitfulness, of peace and prosperity; may it be a year of peace and unity for all mankind; may the world be freed of cholera.
    Giacomo Meyerbeer

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