📡 Transmission
Contaminated water and food. Fecal-oral route. Not person-to-person.
⏱ Incubation period
2 hours – 5 days
🌡 Symptoms
Sudden watery diarrhea ("rice-water stools"), vomiting, severe dehydration.
🛡 Prevention
Safe water and sanitation. Oral cholera vaccine. Hand hygiene.
💊 Treatment
Oral rehydration salts (ORS). IV fluids for severe cases. Antibiotics shorten duration.
📊 Case fatality rate
<1% with treatment; up to 50% untreated