My friend and i are having a discussion, but both illnesses sound similar. Which is worse to have?

2/10/2011 10:41:18 AM

well you can die of both in oregon trail so i dont think i want either

2/10/2011 10:42:30 AM

lol oregon trail was precisely the reason we started talking about it

2/10/2011 10:43:28 AM

They are both pretty shitty

2/10/2011 10:47:48 AM

^funny on different levels

2/10/2011 10:50:14 AM

Cholera is worse, IMO


but that is just from what I learned in all my micro classes. While dysentery is bad, it is less likely to result in death. Cholera, if untreated, has a really high death rate. Also, multiple things can cause dysentery, but only one bacterium is responsible for Cholera (I think... I could be wrong, been a while since I've had those classes).


regardless, extreme bloody diarrhea sounds sucky to me, so I hope I never have either

2/10/2011 10:52:40 AM

i'd MUCH rather have cholera. you can get that from shellfish. and go to the hospital and get treated.

dysentery is an epidemic common to third world countries and refugee camps. you know, places where people shit in the water supply. if you're in a place where you have to worry about dysentery, you've got real problems.

2/10/2011 11:17:18 AM