cholera

/ˈkɑləɹə/ sustantivo B2

En español: cólera

Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. (countable, uncountable)

Plural choleras

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Prior to Bazalgette's brilliant intervention, recurrent outbreaks of cholera had repeatedly devastated the city, thriving in the deplorable sanitary conditions of early industrialization.

The Great Stink and the Engineering of a Modern Metropolis, p. 1 · C2

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