Causes and Treatments of Cholera

4. How is Cholera Spread?

Because a cholera infection requires ingestion of infected food or water, it is not likely for the illness to spread from person to person. Casual contact with an infected person is usually not enough to contract the illness oneself. Instead, it spreads rapidly when many people drink from the same contaminated water source or eat from the same compromised restaurant. For this reason, the illness can quickly reach epidemic proportions.