A 36-year-old member asked:
What happens when you are diagnosed with cholera?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. You Sung Sanganswered
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 33 years experience
Fluids: The key to cholera treatment is fluid resuscitation.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
That depends - most: people are asymptomatic. The primary treatment is oral & intravenous hydration. In many areas of the world, a prepackaged oral rehydration solution containing sugar & salts is mixed with water & consumed in large amounts. Antibiotics shorten the course of illness.
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Last updated Jun 18, 2017
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