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You have severe vomiting and loose motion in cholera. Patient can loose up to ten to twenty litres of fluid on day one. When you loose 10 % of body weight in loose motion, that is called as severe dehydration.
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Can a person lose up to 30 percent of their body weight in a few hours from cholera toxins?
Cholera patient can not loose 30 % of fluid from his body. You loose fluid from your extracellular compartment. You have only 20 % fluid available there. Patient is in shock, when he loose about 10 % of his body weight. After that his loose motion becomes less, due to poor tissue perfusion. He may start to pass motion again, when you replace the fluid.
What happens when you breathe cholera?
You will not get the cholera by breathing the cholera bacilli. They can infect the gut only. You may get immunized to cholera. But immunity to cholera is short lasting and is not very effective as well. By injecting dead cholera bacilli you get the immunity for cholera.
What is cholera caused by?
the patient loses massive quantities of fluid and electrolytes, which is associated with abdominal muscle cramps, vomiting, fever, and watery diarrhea. The diarrhea can be so profuse that a person can lose 10 to 15 litres of fluid during the infection. Which may result in death.
Is cholera a disease that can kill you?
Yes, cholera makes you lose water, causing you to dehydrate.
How does the body lose spinal fluid?
Spinal fluid leaks can be caused by punctures or disease in the spinal cord.
Does the body lose fluid on a cold day?
Yeah, if you are working and have heavy clothes on, sweat can occur. Oh, and besides, the question did not identify how the body was to "lose" fluid, so yes it can...every time I urinate
How does Gatorade increase endurance?
When a person is very active, especially in sports, they will lose electrolytes and fluid. Gatorade helps to replace the electrolytes that are lost. By replacing electrolytes with the sodium that is in Gatorade, endurance is regained as the body is rehydrated.
How can you get a bikini body?
Proper diet and exercise can help a person lose weight and gain a bikini body.
Can you lose weight by losing body fluid?
It's unhealthy to dehydrate yourself like some weight loss supplements do to temporarily remove your "water weight". Fluids often weigh more, but your body will try to naturally replenish what you lose.
What is the liquid that keeps your body moist?
WATER BECAUSE 80% OF YOUR BODY IS WATER AND WE LOSE ABOUT 2LITRES OF THAT EACH DAY SO YOU HAVE TO DRINK 2LITRES OF WATER EVERYDAY TO KEEP YOUR BODY MOIST.
How much weight can you lose in 11 days by just drinking water?
On average, a person who fasts, drinking water only, can lose on average between 10-11 lbs. in one week. If the fast is continued (drinking plenty of water), you can lose 7-8 lbs. the second week, 3-4 lbs. the third week and up to 3 lbs. every week thereafter. However, this is, also, dependant on each person's amount of body weight. A person who is already low in body fat can lose less and a person who has more body fat can lose more weight.
If a person lost 4 liters of water what percentage of their body water did they lose?
7-9%
