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Cholera Morbus

MedGen UID:
64524
•Concept ID:
C0206151
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cholera, Summer; Choleras, Summer; Summer Cholera; Summer Choleras

Definition

An old term that is no longer used in the scientific literature. Cholera morbus refers to acute GASTROENTERITIS occurring in summer or autumn; characterized by severe cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCholera Morbus

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Diagnosis

Coleridge's choleras: cholera morbus, Asiatic cholera, and dysentery in early nineteenth-century England.
Rousseau GS, Haycock DB
Bull Hist Med 2003 Summer;77(2):298-331. doi: 10.1353/bhm.2003.0086. PMID: 12955962

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