Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Vibrio cholerae. People can get sick when they swallow food or water contaminated with cholera bacteria. A new study ...

Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside. Specifically, the study ...

Despite efforts to improve the availability of safe water and adequate sanitation, cholera continues to kill more than 100,000 people around the world every year. To combat this needless suffering, ...

NMA said individuals experiencing symptoms suggestive of cholera should: “Immediately begin taking Oral Rehydration Solution ...

Oral administration of a cocktail of three viruses, all of which specifically kill cholera bacteria, prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model experiments, report scientists from ...

Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have uncovered what gives Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, the ability to colonize the human gut. Published today in Nature ...

The agency also disclosed that since the beginning of 2022, 256 people from 31 states have died from cholera. “Thirty-one states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022. These are: Abia, Adamawa ...

'rendered': 'Children under the age of five remain the most affected group in Nigeria’s worsening cholera outbreak, which has infected 5,260 people and claimed 67 lives across 128 local government ...

The bacteria—V cholerae—colonize the small intestine where they secrete a potent enterotoxin. This toxin does not damage the intestinal lining but leads to the overproduction of cyclic AMP, which ...

BusinessDay had earlier reported that at least 39 people have been confirmed dead, with 4,204 cases of cholera recorded ...

'rendered': 'The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has raised concerns over what it described as the politicisation of cholera in some parts of the country.In a situation report ...

Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside. Specifically, the study ...