Kubhekwe njengenhlekelele enkulu kunazo zonke eziwubhadane zomlando, lubhubhane lwekholera yesithathu kusukela ngo-1852 kuya ku-1860.

Ngaphambili igxile emathafeni aseGanges, ikholera yasakazekela kulo lonke elaseNdiya, yabe isifika eRussia, lapho yabulala khona abantu abangaphezu kwesigidi, nayo yonke iYurophu.

Ikholera isifo samathumbu esibangelwaukungenisa ukudla noma amanzi angcolile. Kudala udlame isifo sohudo, ngezinye izikhathi sihambisana nokuhlanza.

Uma singelashwa, lesi sifo esithathelwana kakhulu singabulala emahoreni ambalwa.

I-WHO iyakukholelwa lokho izigidi ezimbalwa zabantu bathola ikholera minyaka yonke. I-Afrika namuhla iyisisulu esikhulu sobhubhane lwekholera eyaziwayo lwesikhombisa, olwaqala e-Indonesia ngo-1961.

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngalesi sifo, bheka ikhasi lethu lamaqiniso leCholera