Immunologic Factor
cholera vaccine
chol·er·a vac·cine [ kol-er-uh vak-seen, vak-seen, -sin ]
Subclass of:
Bacterial Vaccines
Definitions related to cholera vaccine:
  • (cholera) An acute diarrheal illness caused by consuming water or food contaminated by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Adequate rehydration is key to surviving this illness.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent infection with VIBRIO CHOLERAE. The original cholera vaccine consisted of killed bacteria, but other kinds of vaccines now exist.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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