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She repeated concerns about a rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases, particularly diarrhoeal diseases.
From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2023
Cholera, an acute diarrhoeal infection is caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023
Cholera, which spreads through contaminated food and water, is an acute diarrhoeal infection that can be fatal if left untreated.
From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022
In the late 1800s, for example, statistical pioneers such as Florence Nightingale and John Snow identified links between poor sanitation and typhoid, diarrhoeal diseases and hospital-acquired infections, which led to improved sanitation worldwide.
From Nature • Mar. 23, 2020
Another cause of such outbreaks is a polluted water-supply, as in some epidemics of diarrhoeal disease or of typhoid fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
