Cholera

Without treatment, the lethality rate for cholera can be as high as 50% to 70%. The disease can lead to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalances within hours, making prompt medical intervention critical. With effective treatment, including rehydration therapy, the mortality rate drops significantly to below 1%.

John Snow discovered cholera in 1852, from contaminated water.

Vibrio cholera, the bacterium that causes the disease "cholera" is not a Coccus, Bacillus, or Spirillum. being of the genus Vibrio, it is a Gram-negative curved/straight rod, motile by means of monotrichous flagellation (a single polar flagellum) for a more complete description of the Vibrio genus, see Dr. Kenneth Todar, PhD's page on http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/cholera.html It should explain many of the traits common to genus Vibrio.

Cholera occurs when adequate public health measures have broken down. Specifically, this happens when populated areas experience sewage overflow, in times of heavy rains. Coliform bacteria, from feces, spread throughout the water supply, and diarrrheal disease can be difficult to treat when an epidemic breaks out. Thus, many people often die during severe cholera outbreaks.

vibrio cholerae produces cholera toxin which is an enterotoxin, whose action on the mucosal epithelium lining of the small intestine is responsible for the massive diarrhoea of the disease.

Because of an extensive system of sewage and water treatment in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia, cholera is generally not a concern for visitors and residents of these regions. People visiting or living in other parts of the world, particularly on the Indian subcontinent and in parts of Africa and South America, should be aware of the potential for contracting cholera and practice prevention. Fortunately, the disease is both preventable and treatable.

so technically, Africa and South America have cholera the most

First, London is a city, not a country. And yes, Cholera can be found in almost all countries if sanitation is not adequate or water has been infected.

The skin barrier is breached, because you put the food past it, directly into your mouth. The HCl in the stomach fails to get all of it, as do other antibacterials like lysine. The vibrio enter the body, the white blood cells do not work fast enough. The vibrio produce toxins which cause all the symptoms.

Essentially the same structure as a typical Prokaryotic cell.

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Vibreo cholare is a Gram negative bacterium.

It is one of the characteristics of cholera but not always. The term for this is

argyria or commonly "Blue Death". It is caused by severe dehydration due to fluid loss. Some parts of the skin appear a light blue.

Chlorine added to drinking water and swimming pools has revolutionised the safety of drinking water throughout the world. The gas dissolves in water and fatallly damages the cell walls of water born bacteria such as eschera coli, (E coli) and cholera. If the water is left to stand the chlorine exits the water and the taste disappears.

A source of safe water is the basis of modern civilization

Cholera is not eradicated from the India. It is not possible to eradicate the cholera from India, in near future. Cholera is maintained in the community with many subclinical cases. Some of the people develop the severe form of cholera. With the majority people living in the villages and slums, they do not have access to good medical care. So many people die of dehydration, in isolated incidences.

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Worldwide cholera affects 3-5 million people and causes 100,000-130,000 deaths a year as of 2010. So if Cholera has effected 3-5 million deathins in a year tome 5 million to 10 which equals 50 million so 50 million people have died of cholera in the past 10 years.

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when you put the word 'cholera' in the beginning of the sentence, like: Cholera is a disease.