What problems can cholera cause?

What problems can cholera cause?

Diarrhea and vomiting from cholera can make your body lose large amounts of important substances:

• Electrolytes.
• Fluids.
• Sodium.
• Potassium.

When your body doesn’t have enough of those things, you get dehydrated and may develop:

• Dry mucous membranes (such as in the eyes, nose and mouth).
• Fast heart rate.
• Hypokalemia (low potassium levels in the blood).
• Hypotension (low blood pressure).
• Loss of the natural stretchiness in skin.

Untreated, severe dehydration from cholera can lead to:

• Kidney failure.
• Shock.
• Coma.
• Death.