Cholera Infection

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  Cholera Case Confirmed in Lebanon, Risk Of Spread "Very High": WHO

  The risk of cholera spreading in Lebanon is "very high", the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, after a case of the acute and potentially deadly diarrhoeal infection was detected in the conflict-hit country.

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  Severe Cholera Outbreak In Malawi Kills Over 200

  Cholera has killed 214 people in Malawi but infections from one of the country's worst outbreaks in a decade have started to abate after peaking last month, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

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  2 Die Of Diarrhoea, Around 300 Ill In West Bengal's Kamarhati

  Two persons have died due to diarrhoea and around 300 people are suffering from the infection in North 24 Parganas district's Kamarhati, with the West Bengal health department declaring a cholera outbreak in the area, a senior official said.

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  Kerala Floods: What Diseases Can Floods Cause?

  Kerala floods: As Keralites are facing some massive floods, we take a look into the various diseases that they are prone to at this point of time. There is an increased risk of infection through water-borne and vector-borne diseases during floods.

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  Keep Monsoon-Related Infections And Diseases At Bay With These Herbs In Your Kitchen

  Monsoon diseases: Common herbs like turmeric in your kitchen can help in keeping common monsoon diseases like cough, cold, flu, cholera, diarrhea and liptospirosis at bay.

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  Boost Immunity During Monsoons With These 7 Fruits

  Monsoon fruits: Monsoons bring with them multiple infections and diseases like cholera and malaria. These fruits will help you fight these infections and boost your immunity.

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  Flood Borne Diseases: Symptoms To Watch Out For

  Flood water causes two main types of diseases namely food and water-borne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and leptospirosis, and insect-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever. Watch out for the symptoms.

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  Severe Cholera Outbreak In Yemen Kills Over 100,000

  Cholera is a dangerous disease that causes acute diarrhea in people. Its symptoms include severe dehydration and muscle cramps. Generally, caused due to intake of contaminated food or water, this disease can lead to death if untreated.

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  Nearly 10,000 Cholera Cases, 150 Deaths in Tanzania: WHO

  A major cholera outbreak in Tanzania has now infected nearly 10,000 people and killed 150, the World Health Organization said today, voicing concern that predicted flooding risked spreading the disease internationally.

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  South Sudan Cholera Outbreak Spreads, Deaths Rise to 39: WHO

  Cholera in war-torn South Sudan has spread to another state, with at least 39 dead since an outbreak was declared last month, the World Heath Organization (WHO) said today.

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  Cholera Deaths in South Sudan Rise, Thousands at Risk: UN

  At least 29 people have died in a cholera outbreak in war-torn South Sudan with thousands more at risk of infection, the United Nations said today.

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  Cholera Hits 3,000 Burundi Refugees in Tanzania: UN

  About 3,000 refugees fleeing political turmoil in Burundi have been infected in a cholera epidemic in neighbouring Tanzania, the United Nations said on Friday, stoking fears of a growing humanitarian crisis in Africa's Great Lakes.

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  Samples of 6 Suspected Swine Flu Patients Sent to Kolkata

  Samples of six persons, suspected to have been infected with swine flu, have been sent to the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata from Mizoram since last month.

• Cholera Kills 20 in Nigeria: State Official

  A cholera outbreak in southern Nigeria's Rivers State has killed 20 people and infected scores more, the state health commissioner, Sampson Parker, said on Wednesday.

• Haiti Cholera Outbreak Kills 132 in 2014

  Haiti's cholera epidemic has killed 132 people and may have infected nearly 15,000 others so far this year, a UN agency report said on Wednesday.