While cholera may have been killing people as far back as 400 B.C., it didn't start affecting the Americas until the second cholera pandemic began in 1829. Numerous other cholera pandemics followed, ...

Lack of access to clean water is a factor in the spread of cholera. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images It can be spread when people do not wash their hands with soap and water after defecating and then ...

Both cholera and regular food poisoning leads to gastrointestinal distress and are caused by contaminated foods and drinks.

An alert has been issued by the Ministry of Health following an outbreak of cholera in six counties, namely Kiambu, Nairobi, Murang'a, Kajiado, Nakuru, and Uasin Gishu. Cumulatively, there are 61 ...

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have uncovered what gives Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, the ability to colonize the human gut. The researchers found that a ...

Tanganyika District, Katavi Region - Cholera epidemic is a recurrent disease in developing countries with poor environmental sanitation and inadequate supply of potable water. Wrong perception and ...

Oral cholera vaccination campaigns were carried out in critical areas. In addition, structural measures were implemented to address the root causes of cholera transmission. Access to safe drinking ...

Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries. In its latest update on the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...