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Are all diarrhea cases cholera?

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acute watery diarrhoea – lasts several hours or days, and includes cholera;; acute bloody diarrhoea – also called dysentery; and; persistent diarrhoea – lasts 14 days ... Spread of diarrhoeal disease and cholera outbreak can be prevented through early detection and confirmation of cases, followed by appropriate response. read more

Only about 10 cases of cholera are reported each year in the U.S. and half of these are acquired abroad. Rarely, contaminated seafood has caused cholera outbreaks in the U.S. However, cholera outbreaks are still a serious problem in other parts of the world. At least 150,000 cases are reported to the World Health Organization each year. read more

Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which can be found in contaminated drinking water or food. These days, it is not an epidemic, but there are still around 10 cases of cholera each year in the U.S. read more

People infected with cholera often have diarrhea, and disease transmission may occur if this highly liquid stool, colloquially referred to as"rice-water", contaminates water used by others. A single diarrheal event can cause a one-million fold increase in numbers of V. cholerae in the environment. read more

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