Cholera (also known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera is an acute enterotoxin-mediated gastrointestinal infection caused by the gram negative bacillus Vibrio cholera, It promotes fluid and electrolyte loss and, possibly, hypovolemic shock, metabolic acidosis, and death. A similar bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, causes food poisoning.
Even with prompt diagnosis and treatment, cholera is fatal in up to 2% of children; in adults, it’s fatal in less than 1% however, untreated cholera may be fatal in as many as 50% of patients. Cholera infection confers only transient community.
==Treatments==
* [[Karpoorasava]]
* [[Valerian]] : In Europe, Valerian essential oil has been used for cholera, epilepsy, and various skin complaints.
* [[Resistant Starch]]
* [[Winged Prickly Ash]]
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