How Does Cholera Typically Kill a Person So Quickly

question 36

Multiple Choice

How does cholera typically kill a person so quickly?

• A) The fever goes so high as the body tries to defend itself that the organs shut down.
• B) The patient becomes so weak that they don't have the energy to breath.
• C) Patients quickly dehydrate, and the lack of water and salt balance causes organ failure.
• D) With the diarrhea and vomiting being so severe, the patients cannot eat and quickly starve.
• E) It's not clear how this happens, because some people recover entirely.

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