A major cholera outbreak, thought to have started at a popular Lexington tavern, killed about 7% of the city’s population in ...

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

Dr Henry Gaulter’s cholera map led him to believe housing played a role in the spread of cholera in parts of Britain. He interviews residents of back-to-backs. The voice-over explains why this ...

CAIRO (AP) — A fast-spreading cholera outbreak has hit Sudan, killing 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill in the past week. Centered around Khartoum, the disease has spread as ...

Global Health Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide Despite Being Easily Preventable Fatalities spiked 71 percent last year, far outpacing the 13 percent rise in cases, the World Health Organization said.

To understand why not, we need to start by revisiting Britain’s major cholera and typhoid outbreaks of the 19th- and early 20th-century, which at their peaks killed hundreds of people every day.

Cholera is treatable, however weak health infrastructure has led to deaths in Sudan from the illness War-torn Sudan is now "on the brink" of a public health disaster as cholera and other deadly ...

A new outbreak in Angola, West Africa, started on Jan. 7, and it is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural regions.

Cholera epidemics, the 'Great Stink' and miasmas combined to create a death rate in Britain's cities higher than at any time since the Black Death.

A vast cholera plague swept through the entire United States in 1849. Not much was written about its effect on Dayton, but it did cause more deaths than even the Great Flood of 1913.

Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks, research suggests Date: April 30, 2025 Source: University of Utah Health Summary: Recent disease modeling research challenges ...

A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed over 170 people in a week, officials say People fill water containers at a distribution point due to water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, May 25, 2025.