Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2012
A 30-year-old patient was delivered to the admission ward of the infectious disease department. The disease had started acutely on the background of normal temperature with the appearance of frequent, liquid, profuse stool without pathological impurities. Diarrhea was not accompanied by abdominal pain. 12 hours later there appeared recurrent profuse vomiting. The patient rapidly developed dehydration. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Staphylococcal food toxicoinfection
- Shigellosis
- Cholera
- Salmonellosis
- Campylobacteriosis
Correct answer
Cholera
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