cholera - n. a serious disease that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea and that often results in death

sanitation - n. the process of keeping places free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by removing waste, trash and garbage, by cleaning streets

epidemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people

contaminate - v. to make (something) dangerous, dirty, or impure by adding something harmful or undesirable to it

diarrhea - n. an illness that causes you to pass waste from your body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form

rehydration - n. the process of returning water to the body

clinic - n. a medical office