The Blue Death
Mozambique
Cholera and smallpox
Cholera is still common in developing countries. It is common to get the patients of cholera like syndrome in your clinical practice and at times of severe case of cholera. The picture has changed on positive side over last three decades, due to improved sanitation and public awareness of water born diseases.
Cholera is a horrible disease that you catch from constantly drinking dirty water. It is very common in poor countries, escpecially African Countries.
Smallpox, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Malaria, and Cholera
Colds Typhoid Typhus Cholera Scarlet fever
The common cold and cholera are viruses. They begin with the letter c.
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.
Vibrio cholera-01Vibrio cholera-0139Vibrio cholera-non-01Vibrio cholera-non-0139
cholera is poopy.
In cholera vaccination you are injected the dead cells of cholera. So you get antibodies to cholera. This vaccine is not very effective. The protection rate is some where 50 to 60 % only. So you can not keep faith on the vaccine for protection from cholera.
Chlorine does not cause cholera. You may get cholera, by absence of that little chlorine in public water supply.