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Cholera

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of water or food contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Its main symptoms include vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea. It is mainly treated with oral rehydration solution and intravenous fluids.

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Is cholera communicable or noncommunicable?

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Cholera is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It leads to severe watery diarrhea and dehydration. Cholera is typically transmitted through contaminated water or food and can spread rapidly in areas with poor sanitation and hygiene practices.

Therefore cholera is a Communicable disease.

What animals catch cholera?

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Humans

How did they treat cholera on the Oregon trail?

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On the Oregon Trail, to cure Cholera they would give the infected person laudanum (an opium tincture useful in combating the disease). If the travelers didn't have laudanum, they would increase fluid and salt intake to prevent dehydration, and give the person lots of rest.

Can cholera can spread through air?

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Cholera does not spread through air. But then cholera spread by housefly. You can call it spread by 'Air'.

What happens if cholera is untreated?

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Generally, a person will produce between 10-20 liters of diarrhea and vomit per day until death from dehydration.

How does cholera affect the world?

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Every year about 60,000 to 120,000 people die of cholera. For one such death, there are 99 cases of cholera in the society. That makes tremendous mortality and morbidity for such a preventable disease.

Why is cholera still a problem for many countries?

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Cholera is spread by sewage-tainted drinking water. Cholera can become a problem anyplace that basic sanitary services cannot be provided. Disaster zones, war zones, wilderness areas; anything that interrupts the handling of sewage and the supply of clean drinking water can spread cholera.

Is cholera aerobic or anaerobic?

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It is facultatively anaerobic

Does chlorine cause cholera?

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Chlorine does not cause cholera. You may get cholera, by absence of that little chlorine in public water supply.

What organisms are affected your cholera?

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Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

What is the bacteria in Cholera?

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The bacterium that causes Cholera is called Vibrio cholerae.

What are the chances of getting cholera from another person?

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The chances are near zero, if you fallow the universal precautions of personal hygiene and sanitation.

Can you get cholera more than once?

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yup

What are all the cures for cholera?

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The diet is most important for someone with cholera. The infected person should avoid solid food and uncooked vegetables Liquid bland foods will be easily digested by the patient. Lemon, onions, vinegar, and mint should be included in the daily diet during an epidemic of cholera. Also, cholera can be controlled only by purification of water supply and proper disposal of excrement. If there is the slightest doubt about watercontamination, it must be boiled before use for drinking and cooking purposes. All foodstuffs must be kept covered, and vegetables and fruits washed with a solution of potassium permanganate before consumption. Those handling food should wash their hands well before starting to cook. If there are lots of people in your house, you may want to reduce the numbers, or isolate yourself, that way the disease won't spread - it will just be you who has it.

What was the cure for cholera in 1832?

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Your answer is here!!!!! I found this will doing research on cholera for university.

http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/cholera.html

Jeremy, France.

The size of vibrio cholerae?

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About 1.5 - 2 micrometers long and about 500 nanometers (half a micrometer) wide.

How did cholera epidemic start?

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Cholera was originally endemic to the Indian subcontinent, with the Ganges River likely serving as a contamination reservoir. The disease spread by trade routes (land and sea) to Russia, then to Western Europe, and from Europe to North America during the Irish immigration period. Cholera is no longer considered a pressing health threat in Europe and North America due to filtering and chlorination of water supplies, but still heavily affects populations in developing countries.

Does cholera spread by insects?

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Yes. One insect spreads cholera. Name of that insect is housefly. Housefly sits on the stool of cholera patient and then on your food. It directly transfer the millions of bacteria to you. This way housefly transfer many other fecal oral diseases to you. You need to see the leg of housefly under light microscope.

How many people suffer from cholera?

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2% in united states 50% in Africa 30% in India 22% in china

What did people believed caused cholera?

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the industrial revolution had many killer diseases including cholera. they thought at the time that miasma (bad smells) caused this and that eating and drinking to much also caused it.