Cholera is caused by a bacteria that attacks the lining of the colon. There are really two main reasons so many people die from this disease. One is that the onset of the disease is extremely fast, so there isn't always adequate time to obtain treatment. Death can occur in one or two days. The second is that the disease frequently occurs after flooding or other natural disasters in impoverished areas. This means that medication (antibiotics), clinics, doctors are frequently not available or accessable.
Humans
Florence nightingale died of cholera
Cholera is a horrible disease that you catch from constantly drinking dirty water. It is very common in poor countries, escpecially African Countries.
The vector (the way the illness is spread) is mainly through contaminated water. There are most likely other ways you can catch the bacteria, but contaminated water is where the index case starts.
75% of people that have cholera do not exhibit any symtoms.
Cholera can kill any person.
There was an outbreak of cholera in Tewksbury in 1832 and 76 people died
In cholera the patient gets vomiting fallowed by severe loose motion. The isotonic fluid from the extracellular compartment is grossly reduced making the patient grossly hypertensive. Ultimately he dies of the complications of hypovolemia.
It killed people in the 1840's - 1850's, or atleast cholera did.
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Poor people living in slums of developing countries are prone to get cholera.
They thought that cholera was spread from water and food because of the bacteria in the food.