Cholera

Cholera (also called Asiatic cholera) is an infectious disease, caused by bacteria that are typically ingested by drinking water that is contaminated by improper sanitation, or by eating improperly cooked fish, especially shellfish. Symptoms include diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. Death is generally due to the dehydration caused by the illness. When cholera is left untreated, it generally has a high death rate. Treatment is typically an aggressive rehydration treatment. With treatment, death rates plummet. Cholera was first described in a scientific manner by the physician Garcia de Orta in the 16th century.

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Cholera related Images and Photos (experimental)

Love in the time of Cholera (DVD)	Sister Victoire Darras Tending the Cholera Victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny 1832	Love In The Time Of Cholera	Performing a Public Vaccination Against Cholera in the Murcia Area 1885
The Populace of Napoli Italy Seek to Avert the Cholera Plague by a Religious Procession	The Duke of Orleans Visiting the Sick at L'Hotel-Dieu During the Cholera Epidemic in 1832