"We have a catastrophe in Baghdad," she said.

Hmm... she for got the word; [/i]another[/i].

In its most severe forms, cholera is one of the most rapidly fatal illnesses known—a healthy person may become hypotensive within an hour of the onset of symptoms and may die within 2-3 hours if no treatment is provided.[1] More commonly, the disease progresses from the first liquid stool to shock in 4-12 hours, with death following in 18 hours to several days without rehydration treatment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera