Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the intestine by the bacteria vibrio cholerae. Symptoms range from none to mild to severe. The symptoms are profuse diarrhea, vomiting, headache, abdominal cramps. Severe cholera without treatment kills half of affected individuals. Cholera is transmitted to human by contaminated food and water. Most cholera cases in developed countries are a result of transmission by food. In the developing country is often water. People affected with cholera can transmit the disease to others
from fecal contamination of food and water caused by poor sanitation. To prevent cholera , you need to inform people about it,sterilization of equipment that have been in contact with an infected patient. water purification, inform people if something is contaminated and how to decontaminated the water. Also practice hygiene like wash your hands with soap and water. Treatment for cholera is oral rehydration therapy, electrolyte, antibiotic, zinc supplementation.
In 2010 in Haiti they have a break out of cholera. After the earthquake, people who were in camp site have cholera. They have poor sanitation. Most of those camp were crowed. people start to get sick and most of them die from cholera. they have 665,000 cases and 8183 deaths. Today they still have new case. The Government informed people about new place where the disease is spread.
Vibrio cholerae Symptoms
infected person
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