Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or water. It causes watery diarrhea that can lead to severe dehydration and kill within hours if left untreated.

霍乱是一种由食物和水污染引发的急性肠道感染疾病，这种病会引发水泻(分泌性腹泻)从而导致严重脱水，如得不到及时治疗数小时就会要人的命。

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He has now spent six days without food or water under strict observation and doctors say his body has not yet shown any adverse effects from hunger or dehydration.

现在他已经6天在严格观察下不吃不喝，医生说他的身体还没有因饥饿或脱水而出现任何不良反映。

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Cholera, transmitted mainly through contaminated water and food, begins with acute watery diarrhea that in severe cases can cause death by dehydration and kidney failure within hours.

霍乱主要通过污染水源和食物传播，初步症状是急性腹泻，严重时可能在几个小时内因脱水和肾衰竭造成死亡。

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Carried by contaminated water or food, it causes severe dehydration through diarrhoea and can prove fatal if untreated.

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