Question 1

what sort of disease is cholera?

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Bacterial infection: Cholera is caused by a bacterium, vibrio cholerae.  Infections results in severe profuse watery diarrhea and may cause death from dehydration.  The bacterium is usually transmiited through water or food.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of cholera early in disease?

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Early symptoms.: Nausea, vomiting,  watery -diarrhea, thirst, muscle cramps, dry mucous membranes, rapid pulse &amp; low blood pressure.

Question 3

what makes cholera such a difficult disease to manage in disaster areas?

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No infrastructure : The lack of a public health infrastructure is behind such outbreaks...The absence of safe, clean drinking water spreads the infection...And the absence of available health care to keep patients hydrated (death is from fluid loss)...And no sewage system to keep the pathogen out of the water.

Question 4

is vibrio cholerae cholera a permanent disease to have? does it stay and cause continual in the body for life? does treatment cure vibrio cholerae?

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Not permanent: Cholera is a diarrheal illness caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. It runs it course over 1-2 weeks, then clears up. The amount of fluid loss through severe diarrhea is what makes it dangerous, but once it clears up, the problem is over. There is no chronic infection and asymptomatic people don't carry V. cholerae. If you are healthy or have recovered from cholera, no worries!

Question 5

how can cholera spread?

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Fecal-oral: Cholera spreads by the fecal-oral route, meaning infected stool contaminates either food or water consumed by another individual. This is why hand-washing after using the restroom is extremely important! In the US, our water supply is very safe and typically not a cause for concern.

Question 6

how does cholera spread among humans?

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Contaminated water: Cholera bacteria are passed by swallowing them. Almost always it occurs when feces of infected people contaminates drinking water. With normal hygiene in the home and in your community, you are not at risk of cholera.

Question 7

does putting ice into whisky prevent the spread of cholera?

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No: In fact, in the extremely unlikely event that you happened to be drinking whiskey in a cholera-endemic area, the ice might be made of unpurified water and might cause infection.  You won't get cholera from whiskey drunk neat.

Question 8

what is cholera?

Accepted Answer

Gastrointestinal : Cholera is an bacterial, intestinal infection caused by a bacteria called Vibrio cholerae. It is usually contracted from infected drinking water, or contaminated fish or shellfish, It sometimes has no symptoms, but can also have watery diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and dehydration. It is treated by rehydration and sometimes antibiotics.Good handwashing and safe food/water can prevent the spread.

Question 9

how do you get cholera?

Accepted Answer

It is spread bywater: and food that is contaminted by human feces. It is also spread by undercooked seafood.

Question 10

do we have cholera in the u.s.?

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CHOLERA IN US: No there has not been any reported cases of cholera in us for few years.

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