Cholera is an infectious disease from contaminated food or water that can cause severe dehydration and death if untreated. Learn about its causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment options.

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of cholera in Elegu Town Council, in Amuru ...

A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Elegu town council, a bustling border town in Amuru district, northern Uganda. The ...

People with type O blood enjoy a slightly lower risk of heart disease and blood clotting, but they may be more susceptible to ...

Clusters of cholera extending into Europe from Ethiopia are unusual, according to the researchers, though holy water consumption has been identified as a possible risk factor for cholera in the ...

To get cholera, a person needs to be exposed to a hefty dose of the bacteria that causes it, Vibrio cholerae. "As the infectious dose of V. cholerae O1 has been estimated to be 10 5 –10 8 ...

A drug-resistant cholera strain has spread to multiple countries. It resists ten antibiotics, including two key treatments. The strain originated in Yemen. It has reached Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania ...

At least 14 people are hospitalized following a suspected outbreak of cholera in Elegu Town Council in Amuru district, a busy border point between Uganda and South Sudan. Milton Okello, the district ...

CAIRO (AP) — A fast-spreading cholera outbreak has hit Sudan, killing 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill in the past week.. Centered around Khartoum, the disease has spread as ...

The cholera epidemic is just the latest crisis for Sudan, where fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, has been spreading around the country since ...

Multiple British nationals fell ill with a drug-resistant strain of cholera after drinking holy water abroad. In Ethiopia, almost half of the country’s population – nearly 60,000,000 – don ...