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Re:Old disease names frequently found on death certificates by Armisael16 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:21PM (#27120759)
Cholera is still the preferred name for infection by Vibrio cholerae.
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Re:Old disease names frequently found on death certificates by Fomite on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:47PM (#27123979)
This is one on the list that genuinely confuses me - Cholera is still very much in use as a medical and epidemiological term.

There are several others. "Dengue" is something we're currently developing vaccines for, not some Olde Tyme Plague.

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