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What diseases will cause death primarily by dehydration?
Cholera causes death primarily due to dehydration. Patient may die in a matter of hours due to cholera.
What are the complications from mild dehydration?
Mild dehydration rarely results in complications. If the cause is eliminated and lost fluid is replaced, mild dehydration can usually be cured in 24-48 hours.
How does cholera make you feel?
Cholera SymptomsSymptoms of cholera can begin as soon as a few hours or as long as five days after infection. Often symptoms are mild. But sometimes they are very serious. About one in 20 people infected have severe watery diarrhea accompanied by vomiting, which can quickly lead to dehydration. Although many infected people may have minimal or no symptoms, they can still contribute to spread of the infection.Signs and symptoms of dehydration include:Rapid heart rateLoss of skin elasticity (the ability to return to original position quickly if pinched)Dry mucous membranes, including the inside of the mouth, throat, nose, and eyelidsLow blood pressureThirstMuscle crampsIf not treated, dehydration can lead to shock and death in a matter of hours.
How fast can UTI symptoms come on?
Sometimes UTIs come on slowly over a matter of days. Other times, a UTI can start with sudden and severe symptoms developing over a matter of hours.
What are some bad types of weather in the deserts?
Deserts have very low humidity and very high temperatures, very low temperatures, or can alternate between the two. Heat and low humidity can cause fatal dehydration in a matter of hours. Low temperatures can cause hypothermia. Some deserts are prone to dust storms.
How long does it take to recover from dehydration?
In hot environments, dehydration can happen in a matter of hours. Dehydration depends on ambient temperature, exertion, physical health, alcohol consumption, and amount of water consumed. A rule of thumb is that you should drink a liter of water every hour at temperatures around 120 F. With moderate exertion you might want to increase that to two liters per hour. Symptoms of dehydration would be decreased sweating, lethargy, low urine output, urine is dark yellow, and disorientation.
What body system does the food poisoning salmonella affect?
Salmonella is a bacteria, which symptoms usually are gastrointestinal. Symptoms won't occur for up to 72 hours after indigestion, and include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, headache, and in some cases severe dehydration.
What are the symptoms of salmonellosis?
Diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps are the symptoms. They develop 12 to 72 hours after infection, and the illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Most people recover without treatment. But diarrhea and dehydration may be so severe that it is necessary to see a doctor.
What can you take for the stomach flu?
Treatment for stomach flu is to control symptoms and make sure that you avoid dehydration. Take electrolyte replacement fluids, get easy-to-digest and nutritious food, and see your health care provider if symptoms last longer than 72 hours.
What are the injuries to victims of cholera?
Umm not really injuries, but symptoms are mild-severe diarrhea, vomitting and leg cramps due to the salt imbalance of the body. Also severe dehydration is the side effect of the diarrhea. All these can cause shock and death with in a few hours, due to the rapid loss of fluids in the body Hope that helps.
How serious over a 9 day period is a negative fluid balance of 9 litres in an adult?
he didnt pass any urine for 13 hours before this -- would this have been the first sign of dehydration - this was not investigated to find out why he wasnt passing urine
Do pain pills cause shaking?
If you have a low opiate tolerance they can cause some shaking as part of their side effects, but typically you won't get it unless you're undergoing withdrawal symptoms several hours after taking them.
