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Lottie Peppers on 13 Sep 15Iona Twaddell looks at the science of the waterborne disease cholera There are an estimated 3-5 million cases of cholera, a disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera, each year. It is passed on through drinking water that has been contaminated with faeces from someone infected with the bacteria. cholera causes vomiting and diarrhoea, leading to severe dehydration.