It doesn't. Cholera kills by dehydration via the severe diarrhea it causes!
Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. This pathogen produces a potent toxin that leads to severe diarrhea and dehydration, often resulting from contaminated water or food. Cholera outbreaks are typically associated with poor sanitation and inadequate access to clean drinking water. Prompt treatment is essential to prevent severe complications and death.
Diarrhea is a symptom a gastritis. Diarrhea is the body's way of trying to clear the digestive tract of a pathogen. When a person has diarrhea, they should be observed to prevent dehydration.
It seems like there might be a typo in your question. Did you mean cholera? Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. It is typically spread through contaminated water and food. Prompt treatment with rehydration therapy can help prevent serious complications.
quiskly replaces fluid and electrolytes lost during diarrhea and vomiting to help prevent dehydration
Uncontrollable diarrhoea occurs in cholera. Typically there is rice water diarrhoea. Soon you find yourself, walking on the odorless stool of the patient, which is spread all over the room. ( Cholera cot could not be found in any surgical shop.) Typically the patient does not complain of the thirst. There is loss of isotonic fluid and that does not induce the desire of thirst. When you see the patient in hot summer climate, then every body feels thirsty. Doctor and patient both have the same requirement of drinking water. You need to give 5 % dextrose solution intravenously to supply water to patient.
Medicines include Kaopectate and Immodium. In severe cases, fluids and electrolytes to prevent dehydration.
Yes it can.. usually it happens when your dehydrated. You need to drink plenty of water especially when its hot to prevent dehydration.
Yes. You can be vaccinated for cholera. That is an opportunity to discuss about the preventive measures to be taken to prevent the cholera.
Treatment is ideally directed toward correcting the cause; however, the first aim is to prevent or treat dehydration and nutritional deficiencies.
Doctor's don't recommend OTC medication. Administer pedialyte or another fluid with electrolytes to prevent dehydration. Do not be alarmed unless the symptoms persist for more than 3 days.
One of the most effective ways to treat diarrhea is to take 'Imodium'. Imodium is an opioid drug used specifically to treat diarrhea. One can also use products such as 'Dioralyte' which will prevent one from becoming dehydrated from diarrhea.
Salt does not prevent dehydration, but it is needed when drinking water to replace the salt lost during dehydration.