Symptoms
Symptoms of cholera come on fairly quickly and can be severe. They include:
- Sudden onset of painless, watery diarrhea without blood or pus
- Vomiting
- Dehydration
- Thirst
- Muscle cramps
The severity of symptoms ranges from mild, short-lived diarrhea to shock and death due to extreme fluid loss. Most symptoms occur 1 to 3 days after exposure.
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