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James K Polk died from Cholera which is a disease that can be spread by by drinking contaminated water. Cholera will cause you to have watery diarrhea and vomitting and you will die of dehydration. Caused by an infection in the large intestine by vibro cholerae bacteria which secrete a toxin that inflames the large intestine and prevents it from reabsorbing water.

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heart failure and lung cancer.

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