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Cholera is a water born bacterial infection - therefore it is POSSIBLE to get it from contaminated tap water. However, in most countries utility tap water is treated to remove/kill off any harmful organisms and is safe to drink.
If however in your country the government advises against drinking tap water, this implies that the tap water is not effectively treated and may contain harmful organisms including cholera. In these cases tap water should be boiled before drinking it.
What else can I help you with?
How can cholera can be prevented?
Cholera is a disease that is spread by contaminated water, particulary, by water that is contaminated by human sewage. If water is properly treated, it will not spread cholera and the disease will be prevented.
Does chlorine cause cholera?
Chlorine does not cause cholera. You may get cholera, by absence of that little chlorine in public water supply.
How do you end cholera?
clean water=no more cholera worldwide
How cholera is spread?
Cholera is spread through contaminated water and food. Cholera is unlikely to spread directly from one person to another.
How is cholera spead?
water
Has the Peruvian cholera epidemic resulted in less than 10000 cases of cholera due to contaminated water?
Yes, the Peruvian cholera epidemic resulted in less than 10000 cases of cholera due to contaminated water.
What are the causes and symptoms of cholera?
You get cholera by drinking infected water or food. Cholera is caused by vibrio choleare bacteria. Vomiting, few times fallowed by profuse watery diarrhoea are the symptoms of the cholera. Typically there is rice water stool.
Is cholera a disease that can kill you?
Yes, cholera makes you lose water, causing you to dehydrate.
Who discovered the the cause of cholera?
John Snow discovered cholera in 1852, from contaminated water.
how does cholera spread from human to human?
Cholera spread by fecal oral route. That means cholera is there in he feces of the cholera patient in millions. It is mostly transmitted by contaminated water. House fly also play important role in the spread of cholera. Flies sit on the feces of the cholera patient and then on your food, to transfer the bacteria to you.
What diseases are found in water?
cholera is found in water
How did people in 1830 believe cholera was transmitted?
Doctors at the time had many theories of how cholera spread, some thought that cholera was spread by filth and stagnant water whereas others thought that cholera was transmitted by touch or someone's clothes.
