cholera infantum definition
Definition: âCholera infantum is an acute infectious disease of infancy, characterized by diarrhea, and in severe cases by vomiting, rapid emaciation and extreme prostration.ases may occur as early as April and May, but in June the disease may be said to begin, and the curve rises steadily during July, beginning to decline late in August, and lasting till October. Children in the crowded portions of cities are more subject to cholera infantum than those in the suburbs and in the country.