[rdb3]

Is this serious? Diarrhea was fatal?

[Texasforever]

Diarrhea was fatal?

Cholera.

[Fiddlstix]

Is this serious? Diarrhea was fatal?

Was and still is
Diarrhea causes the rapid loss of body fluids
Unchecked death can occur in three days
(we don't see it here in America that much anymore but it is still prevalent in other countries around the world)

[habs4ever]

Diarrhea brings on dehydration, and can be fatal especially to small children.