In such places, cholera infects between one and four million people every year, per the World Health Organization, and ...

Here's what cholera is, what causes it and how it can be prevented and treated. Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestines that leads to severe diarrhea and rapid dehydration, "which can ...

Cholera, a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration. Picture: Science Photo Library via AFP LUANDA - A cholera outbreak in Angola has killed at least 108 people since the ...

The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed an outbreak of cholera in parts of the state following initial denials. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, urged residents to maintain ...

Ghana is currently battling a cholera outbreak that began in October 2024, with the first case reported in the Greater Accra Region. According to a statement from the Ghana Health Service issued ...

If people had been aware of the existence of bacteria and their role in causing the Black Death in the 14th century, as well as the subsequent cholera pandemics, convincing them that bacteria coul ...

BEIJING--Detection in the Chinese city of Wuhan of a bacteria that caused cholera in a student and was separately found in samples from softshell turtles at a food market has struck a sensitive ...