Is cholera contagious?

Find out if cholera is contagious, and learn when to seek medical care for a cholera infection. Cholera causes severe bouts of watery diarrhea and vomiting. read more

Cholera is highly contagious. Cholera can be transferred person to person by infected fecal matter entering a mouth or by water or food contaminated with Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The organisms can survive well in salty waters and can contaminate humans and other organisms that contact or swim in the water. read more

Transmission of Cholera from Person to Person. Cholera is considered infectious but is not transmitted from person to person. Generally, a disease like this is caused by an infectious agent and not spread between people. Cholera, although infectious, is not a genetic disease. read more

Cholera isn't contagious as it can't be spread in the same way that a virus can. Unless two humans drink from the same infected water, one of them will be infected and the other won't. They can't transmit the bacteria to one another. read more