as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
the one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge
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Measles is most well-known for causing a fever and a rash, but complications can be severe, including blindness, pneumonia, respiratory distress, swelling of the brain, severe diarrhea, dehydration and death, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
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Cholera causes acute, high-volume, watery diarrhea (up to 10-20 liters a day) and vomiting; therefore, victims have difficulty keeping up with the fluid loss and can die in a matter of hours without appropriate treatment.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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