Second cholera pandemic — Hand bill from the New York City Board of Health, 1832. The outdated public health advice demonstrates the lack of understanding of the disease and its actual causative factors. The second cholera pandemic also known as the Asiatic Cholera… … Wikipedia
Cholera — Classification and external resources Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Cholera outbreaks and pandemics — Hand bill from the New York City Board of Health, 1832. The outdated public health advice demonstrates the lack of understanding of the disease and its actual causative factors. It is estimated that cholera affects 3 5 million people… … Wikipedia
cholera — choleraic /kol euh ray ik/, adj. /kol euhr euh/, n. 1. Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathol. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc. 2 … Universalium
Zimbabwean cholera outbreak — The spread of cholera in Zimbabwe as of 19 February 2009, using data from several sources.[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
2010–2011 Haiti cholera outbreak — Date October 2010 Location Artibonite Valley, Haiti Casualties 6,000+ dead[1] 117,312 hospitalised[ … Wikipedia
2007 Central Luzon hog cholera outbreak — An outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) in the Philippine region of Central Luzon, particularly the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan occurred in mid 2007, the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed. Contents 1 Statistics… … Wikipedia
List of epidemics — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. This article is a list of major epidemics. Death toll Region Years Name Species Citation Egypt 8349 1650BC– 8449 1550BC … Wikipedia
Oral rehydration therapy — Nurses encouraging a patient to drink an oral rehydration solution to combat dehydration caused by cholera. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a simple treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhoea, particularly gastroenteritis or… … Wikipedia
Pope Leo XIII — Leo XIII Leo XIII Papacy began 20 February 1878 Papacy ended 20 July 1903 ( 1000000000000002500000025 years, 1000000000000 … Wikipedia
