1923 – cholera nostras, Mortality Statistics 1923 (epidemic/endemic/infectious diseases) –153

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 4-12-2025 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–153  U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1923. Table II, Deaths, p. 112.       

Narrative Information

“Cholera nostras is a noun that was first used in the 1850s. Cholera is a bacterial infection that can cause severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration.

 

“Symptoms

  • Watery diarrhea that looks like rice water
  • Vomiting, especially in the early stages
  • Leg cramps
  • Restlessness or irritability
  • Dry mucous membranes
  • Loss of skin turgor
  • Hypotension
  • Tachycardia
  • Thirst

 

“Transmission: “Cholera is spread by consuming food or water contaminated by the feces of an infected person. It’s more common in places without proper sanitation and water supplies.”

 

“Treatment: “The case-fatality rate for untreated cholera can be over 50%, but rehydration can reduce that to less than 1%

 

“Prevention and Control

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using oral cholera vaccines (OCV) in addition to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)

 

“Other: Most people infected with cholera have mild or no symptoms. Symptoms can appear 12 hours to 5 days after infection. (Generative AI)

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“‘Cholera nostra’ is not a separate disease from cholera. It was historically a term used by physicians to describe a type of severe diarrhea, sometimes referred to as “our cholera,” that had similar symptoms to Asiatic cholera. While there were some differences in clinical presentation or perceived cause, “cholera nostra” and Asiatic cholera were eventually recognized as essentially the same disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.” (AI Overview)

 

Sources

 

Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1923. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926. Accessed 4-11-2025 at:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1923.pdf

 

Generative AI. “Cholera nostras.” Accessed 2-14-2025 at: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=cholera+nostras