Question 1

explain why the incubation period for typhoid fever would be longer than for cholera.?

Accepted Answer

Colplex: Two very different microorganisms with different mechanisms for producing disease.  Cholera affects only the mucous lining of the bowel and produces a toxin-mediated watery diarrhea.  Salmonella typhi infection begins in the intestinal tract, spreading to the local lymph nodes, to the blood stream, etc.

Question 2

what happens when you are diagnosed with cholera?

Accepted Answer

Fluids: The key to cholera treatment is fluid resuscitation.

Question 3

what was worse, black death or cholera in the middle ages?

Accepted Answer

Cholera: Because it killed more people.  Black death, aka the plague, probably killed about 140 million people up to the 20th century; cholera has killed over a billion.

Question 4

is cholera fatal?

Accepted Answer

If not treated: It's often fatal  unless treated with aggressive rehydration.  The cause of death is massive and rapid dehydration.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of vibrio cholera?

Accepted Answer

Watery diarrhea: Many people infected with the cholera bacillus have no symptoms but when symptoms occur the disease is manifest by watery ( rice water ) stools, sometimes with vomiting and little fever.

Question 6

my friend has cholera. how do i avoid getting it?

Accepted Answer

It's food contamintn: Cholera infects through fecal oral route. Means wash hands thoroughly, and food need not to be contaminated by the hand of the patients that may carry the bacteria from the diarrhea.

Question 7

how many people get infected with cholera each year in america?

Accepted Answer

Few: There is the occasional case of the non-epidemic serotypes of cholera acquired usually from uncooked shellfish from the gulf of mexico.  These are actually not counted as cholera.  In the last few years, with the tragic outbreak of cholera affecting haiti and dr, some cases have come to the usa in travelers.  There has been, additional, a smaller outbreak of cholera in cuba this year.

Question 8

can you tell me what is cholera, how is it treated and can you get over it?

Accepted Answer

Severe diarrhea: Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria vibrio cholera, transmitted by drinking contaminated water.  It causes severe watery diarrhea that leads to rapid dehydration, shock and death if not aggressively treated.  The most important treatment is intravenous or oral rehydration.  This is a disease that occurs in epidemics. There's no cholera in kennebunk, maine, i can promise!

Question 9

what precautions do i take when there is cholera in an area that i need to travel to?

Accepted Answer

Vaccine, hygiene: First, get vaccinated. On arrival, check with local medical or public health authorities about cases in the immediate vicinity. (A whole city or region may be listed, but outbreaks usually are localized.) Drink bottled or boiled water, especially outside major hotels. Avoid ice; eat only peeled fruit and cooked veggies; careful toilet hygiene; and frequently use alcohol gel like Purel.

Question 10

my 5 y/o wants to know how peter tchaikovsky died. how do you explain cholera to young kids?

Accepted Answer

Developmental guide: Kids under 6-7 are very basic & unlikely to process any "reasoning" answer. The tooth fairy crowd are better with short & simple answers repeated as needed.By 8-10 basic reasoning is possible, by 14-17 the adult explanation can be processed. A simple "he got real sick & died" should work for most at that age. If he is processing at a higher level, add " bad germ " to the info.

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