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WHO: cholera deaths rose 30 per cent in 2025
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Cholera deaths up 30% in 2025: do you know the bacterium and the water link GS2 Health tests?
Cholera deaths climbed sharply in 2025, says WHO.
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What you need to know
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The World Health Organization reports that cholera deaths increased by 30 per cent in 2025.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and is transmitted through contaminated food and water, which makes safe water and sanitation central to prevention.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- WHO reports cholera deaths rose by 30 per cent in 2025.
- Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection.
- It is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
- Transmission is through contaminated food and water.
- Safe water and sanitation are central to prevention.
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How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and spreads through contaminated food and water.
- Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection, whereas typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi and bacillary dysentery by Shigella.
- Access to safe water and sanitation is a central preventive measure against cholera.
- The WHO is the UN specialised agency that reports on global disease burden such as cholera.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS2 (Social Sector: Health; International organisations). A 30 per cent rise in cholera deaths in 2025 shows that a waterborne, preventable disease persists where water and sanitation are weak. Policy responses include safe drinking water and sanitation programmes, surveillance and WHO-led global coordination; the way forward is investing in WASH infrastructure and early outbreak response.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Cholera, deaths from which rose by 30 per cent in 2025 according to the WHO, is caused by which organism?
- Vibrio cholerae
- Salmonella typhi
- Shigella dysenteriae
- Escherichia coli
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: A — Correct: Vibrio cholerae — Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, spread through contaminated food and water. • Salmonella typhi — wrong: Salmonella typhi causes typhoid fever, not cholera. • Shigella dysenteriae — wrong: Shigella dysenteriae causes bacillary dysentery, a different diarrhoeal disease. • Escherichia coli — wrong: Escherichia coli is a common gut bacterium whose pathogenic strains cause other diarrhoeal illness, not cholera.
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