Cholera Survival Rates: Treatment vs. No Treatment

Cholera outcomes depend entirely on timely treatment:

• With proper treatment (oral rehydration therapy + IV fluids + antibiotics): Survival rate >99% (mortality <1%).
• Without treatment: Mortality 25–50% from severe dehydration and shock.

ORT (WHO formula) is the cornerstone—simple, cheap, lifesaving. Antibiotics (doxycycline, azithromycin) reduce duration and shedding. Zinc supplementation helps children.

Rapid access to rehydration is the difference between life and death.