Acute Communicable Disease Control

County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
313 N. Figueroa Street, #212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7941
Fax: (213) 482-4856
Email:acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov

Cholera (chol·e·ra)

Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but sometimes it can be severe. Approximately one in 20 infected persons has severe disease characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to dehydration and shock. Without treatment, death can occur within hours.

• ACDC: A Manual of Departmental Rules, Regulations and Control Procedures (B-73)  
• LAC Reporting Form: Case Report of Cholera 
  • LAC ACDC's Epidemiologic Case History Forms Web Page
  • LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (2010-2015) 
  • LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (2004-2009) 
  • LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (1998-2003) 
• ACDC: Food and Water Safety Page
• CDC: General Information
• CDC: Additional Information